| Summary: | Autism disorders are predicted as a result of neurological disorders that affect
brain function that causes damage in social relationships, communication and
imagination. Having a child with autism will be in the lead to strong and constant demand throughout family life. Families should be able to explore and mobilize various sources to adapt and respond to these stressful situations. The purpose of this study is to explore the psychological dynamics of the resilience of families with autistic children in facing primary and secondary stressors. This study uses aqualitative case study perspective. Respondents are three families with autistic children. Data were collect with in-depth interviews and observations methods.
The results showed that families with autistic children experience three stages in caring them, which are namely pre diagnosis, seek a diagnosis, and postdiagnosis. The dynamics of psychological resilience of families with autistic
children involving risk factors, process of adaptation and protective factors, the negative impact, positive interpretation process, the process of finding a positive impact.. Risk factors faced by families with autistic children are feelings of worry, troubles, and confusion in facing complexity problems with autistic children, having limited time, effort and cost for a single caregiver, and financial condition. Adaptation process carried out by family in dealing with risk factors are become gratitude to God, religious approach, sharing roles and cooperation, balancing their career, family, and social, avoid conflicts between family members, open communication, training their other children to deal with autistic children, being patient., adjusting in financial capabilities, adopting �digulung Ian dilunthung� concept (do not drag on in misery and get up to improve children with autism), and refreshing. Protective factors that support family adaptation process are conducive environment and family members who will give some help. Negative impact of an autistic child in family overcome by adapting and making a positive meaning to these families find positive meaning of the presence an autistic child.
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