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Autism is a global health crisis, while there is a rise in diagnoses of autism, it´s high time that the world begins to acts internationally and locally to improve the lives of the growing number of individuals affected by this disorder and improve the lives of caregivers. Caring for a child with autism could affect the quality of life of the caregivers in various different ways. This book is providing important information about autism and the quality of life of their parents, and how the autistic child´s behavior could affect the parent´s quality of life. Assessment of autistic child behavior and parents´ quality of life provides new understandings for parents and researchers interested in this problem.

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Kawther Salman Dawood;Education: PhD. Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, Baghdad University;Professional Experience: Lecturer, Full time Lecturer, Medical Technnical Institution. Middle Technical University. Baghdad , Iraq.

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