Abstract:

The World Health Organization in its report on Disability accentuates education and employment as one of the biggest obstacles that are faced and says that the inclusion of the disabled into meaningful activities that are adequate to their state positively affects their health, makes them improve and integrate into society (WHO, World report on Disability, 2011). The relationship between disability variety integration and social sustainability has been paid much attention in academia. The theoretical part of the article examines disabilities, conceptual basics of autism. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex developmental disability; signs typically appear during early childhood and affect person’s ability to communicate, and interact with others. ASD is defined by a certain set of behaviors and is a “spectrum condition” that affects individuals differently and to varying degrees. The spreading of autism on a global scale, affecting more and more people without any restrictions on gender, race, social layer or other human identifications, creates new theories and promotes the scientific research of the spreading of autism. Autism is an interdisciplinary challenge that requires a wide range of research. Reconstructing the narrative of parents who raise children with autism does not contradict the factors found in scientific literature, they are expanded by individual experiences. Parents’ stories revealed the interrelated components that make up the narrative of the parental attitudes towards the child’s future: Positive emotions about current employment, The importance of the guarantees of the Labour Law to the career of autistic young people, Anxiety about the future, related to the changing health condition.
After the completion of qualitative narrative research the attitude of parents of autistic children on the medical diagnostic and health services provided to their children was identified and there was determined the influence of these components on the education and career. Practical conclusions in the form of recommendations: The need for applied ASD research, emphasizing the competences that ensure career aspirations, is actual in the reality of education. Contemporary social networks and information technology provide the possibility to integrate interdisciplinary connections.

Keywords:

Healthcare Skills, Career, Autism, Disability, Narrative.