“…Meanwhile, according to Rahmawati et al (2013), with support from the closest environment such as family, mothers will survive in challenging situations when accompanying autistic children, mothers will not feel alone, are more able to accept themselves, and are more optimistic in achieving life goals, and mothers will feel happier and happier in life (Hardjo & Novita, 2015). Emotional support plays the most role because, in stressful situations, the mother certainly needs emotional support such as giving a sense of empathy, understanding the mother's condition, being willing to listen to the mother's complaints, and providing emotional reinforcement, as stated by Setyoadi et al (2017) that with the emotional support provided by the family to the mother when in a problem, the mother will not feel alone and will survive better in the situation.…”