Faith and Belief in Autism in Cote d’Ivoire: About Judith, God’s Strange Gift  

作　　者：Anna-Corinne Bissouma Lawrence Yapi Anna-Corinne Bissouma;Lawrence Yapi(Center Marguerite Té Bonle, National Institut of Public Health, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire;Psychology Department, Felix Houphouet-Boigny University, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire)

机构地区：[1]Center Marguerite Té Bonle, National Institut of Public Health, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire [2]Psychology Department, Felix Houphouet-Boigny University, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire

出　　处：《Case Reports in Clinical Medicine》2024年第1期1-11,共11页临床医学病理报告（英文）

摘　　要：Faced with autism, motherhood and parenthood are turned upside down in many ways. Coping with stress and mental health problems, continuing to assume a rewarding parental role and finding suitable care are the trials and tribulations that mark out the journey of African parents. Faith and belief have been described as providing meaning and coping mechanisms in the frightening ordeal of disability. An encounter with a young girl and her parents provided an opportunity to analyse the mother’s experience and the impact of beliefs and discourses on her commitment to care. Based on this clinical story, we discuss the place of other-actors (parents and carers) and the Other-God in relation to the psychopathological dynamics of the mother.Faced with autism, motherhood and parenthood are turned upside down in many ways. Coping with stress and mental health problems, continuing to assume a rewarding parental role and finding suitable care are the trials and tribulations that mark out the journey of African parents. Faith and belief have been described as providing meaning and coping mechanisms in the frightening ordeal of disability. An encounter with a young girl and her parents provided an opportunity to analyse the mother’s experience and the impact of beliefs and discourses on her commitment to care. Based on this clinical story, we discuss the place of other-actors (parents and carers) and the Other-God in relation to the psychopathological dynamics of the mother.

关 键 词：Maternal AUTISM BELIEF Other Cote d’Ivoire 

分 类 号：H31[语言文字—英语]