Journal of Education & Social Policy

The Level of Stress, Anxiety and Depression in Mothers of Autistic, Down Syndrome and Typical Development Children in Albania
Blerina Aliaj

Abstract
Having a child is a very big responsibility. It often happens that mothers, especially when they have their first child, feel stressed and incompetent in their role as parent even when their child is typically developed. The purpose of this article is to compare the level of stress, anxiety and depression among mothers who have children with autism spectrum disorder and mothers who have children with Down syndrome having like group control mothers of children who have typical development. In this study participated a group of mothers with children who have autism (n = 30), mothers of children with Down syndrome (n = 30) and mothers who have children with typical development (n = 30). The conclusion of the study is that mothers of children with Down syndrome have higher level of stress, anxiety and depression than mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder and mothers who have children with typical development.

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