Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Parents with Autistic Children

• By: Emily Shearon, MA Community Autism Services Melina Melgarejo, PhD San Diego State University
• July 9th, 2025
• acceptance and commitment therapy, anxiety, caregivers, children, depression, parenting, parents, research, Summer 2025 Issue, therapy
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Being a parent or a caregiver of a child with autism can present great challenges, often affecting the parent or caregiver’s psychological and physical well-being, especially their stress and depressive symptoms (Lunskey, 2017). Parents report feelings of despair, sadness, anger, denial, and...