Özet:

This study aims to a visual study of the situation in Turkey and Iran for the comparative determination of the opinions of parents with autistic children about their children’s autism. The study examined the opinions of parents from both countries on the causes of autism of their children, their education, their future and the impact of their children’s autism on their families using a semi-configured conversation technique. The study’s work group, in 2017, was formed by 20 parents who educated their children in the Turkish province of Samsun and in Iran in the special education and rehabilitation centers in the province of Tebriz (10 Turkey, 10 Iran). The criteria in the selection of parents for the research were determined that their children had an autistic diagnosis from the official institutions and that their children had been trained from a rehabilitation center for at least a year. Eight of the parents in both countries are parents and two of them are fathers. The research has used a semi-configured conversation form developed by researchers as a tool for data collection taking into account the relevant literature as well. In addition to the demographic questions, the form identifies four basic topics entitled "Counters, Education, Future and Family". In the interview, the data obtained from the parents' voice records were written and the data recorded in writing were analyzed. The study found that parents with autistic children living in both countries experienced similar social, psychological and economic difficulties, taking into account the cultural and social dynamics they belong to. The results obtained in the study were discussed in the light of the relevant literature and included in the recommendations.