https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index en-au 5 https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:26162 Wed 11 Apr 2018 11:01:03 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:33795 Complex parental distress and growth overarching six subordinate themes. Themes describe the psychological and emotional unpredictability that was relentless in daily life whilst parenting a child diagnosed with ASD complicated by outbursts of aggressive behaviour. Anticipation of potentially traumatic events was expressed as constant. The powerful emotions of frustration, empathy, pity and an intense need to protect the child with ASD who displays aggression were in contrast with felt stigma and societal criticism. In time, they developed their own pragmatic survival strategies for functioning as a family that could accommodate each family member’s needs as much as possible. Psychological well-being became a balance of striving for personal psychological growth despite the constancy of anticipatory traumatic events. Future research and implications are discussed.]]> Tue 15 Jan 2019 15:32:03 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:52247 Thu 05 Oct 2023 14:01:20 AEDT ]]>