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has been cited by the following article:

• TITLE: Faith and Belief in Autism in Cote d’Ivoire: About Judith, God’s Strange Gift

  AUTHORS: Anna-Corinne Bissouma, Lawrence Yapi

  KEYWORDS: Maternal, Autism, Belief, Other, Cote d’Ivoire

  JOURNAL NAME: Case Reports in Clinical Medicine, Vol.13 No.1, January 19, 2024

  ABSTRACT: Faced with autism, motherhood and parenthood are turned upside down in many ways. Coping with stress and mental health problems, continuing to assume a rewarding parental role and finding suitable care are the trials and tribulations that mark out the journey of African parents. Faith and belief have been described as providing meaning and coping mechanisms in the frightening ordeal of disability. An encounter with a young girl and her parents provided an opportunity to analyse the mother’s experience and the impact of beliefs and discourses on her commitment to care. Based on this clinical story, we discuss the place of other-actors (parents and carers) and the Other-God in relation to the psychopathological dynamics of the mother.