comparison of life satisfaction and hoping in mothers of children with special learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorders and normal

Objective:   the aim of this study was to compare the life satisfaction and hoping in mothers of children with special learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, and normal.methods:  the present research method was causal-comparative. the statistical population of was mothers of fifth and sixth-grade children in the north of tehran, whose children, according to expert diagnosis, had a special learning disability and autism spectrum disorder, and mothers were selected from a normal group too. finally, the sample of 90 people (30 people in each group) was selected by non-probabilistic and purposeful sampling method. the tools used were snyder’s hoping scale and huebner’s life satisfaction multidimensional scale.results: the results showed that the mean score of hoping in mothers with autistic children was lower than that of mothers with disability and normal children (p<0.01), and the mean life satisfaction score of mothers with normal children was higher than that of mothers with autism children (p<0.01). also, the mean score of hoping and life satisfaction of mothers with specific learning disability children was more than mothers with autism children (p<0.01).conclusion: the relatively low level of hoping and life satisfaction in mothers of children with autism spectrum need more attention and arrangements which is very important for their psycho-social empowerment