Résumés
Résumé
Cette étude qualitative exploratoire analyse l’impact d’un diagnostic d’autisme sur les réseaux de soutien social de parents originaires du Maghreb, nouvellement immigrants au Québec, et ayant un enfant diagnostiqué avec un trouble envahissant du développement. Des entrevues semi-structurées ont été réalisées avec dix parents et une observation participante a été effectuée lors de rencontres de soutien pour les mères. Nos résultats soulignent que le diagnostic d’autisme transforme le réseau familial et communautaire des parents, en créant des distances et des tensions mais aussi en générant de nouveaux liens, sources de soutien. Des rencontres de groupe entre mères originaires de la même communauté ayant un enfant autiste sont perçues par celles-ci comme étant particulièrement bénéfiques. L’analyse du rapport aux services professionnels montre que l’élaboration d’une alliance thérapeutique est souvent ardue à cause d’obstacles administratifs et de difficultés sur le plan de la communication interculturelle. Une meilleure compréhension, par les intervenants en santé et services sociaux, de l’interaction qui existe entre le contexte migratoire et la fragilisation des réseaux familiaux et sociaux associés à un diagnostic d’autisme chez un enfant de famille immigrante pourrait contribuer à diminuer la solitude et la souffrance de ces parents.
Mots-clés :
- autisme,
- immigration,
- services,
- impact
Abstract
This qualitative exploratory study examines the impact of an autism diagnosis on the social support networks of North African’s parents recently immigrated to Quebec and having a child diagnosed with pervasive developmental disorder. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten parents and participant observation took place during support meetings for the mothers. Our results highlight how the autism diagnosis transforms the parents’ family and community networks, creating tensions and losses while also generating new links, sources of support. Group meetings between mothers of the same community experiencing the same problem are perceived particularly beneficial. The analysis of the relationship between professional service providers and families underlines how the development of a therapeutic alliance is threatened by major problems caused by administrative obstacles and intercultural communication difficulties. A greater awareness by health and social professionals of the interaction between the migratory context and the social network challenges associated with autism diagnostic for immigrant families would help ease these parents’ loneliness and suffering.
Keywords:
- autism,
- immigration,
- services,
- impact
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