Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are complex developmental conditions that contains enduring challenges in verbal and nonverbal communication, social interaction and limited/repetitive behaviors. The consequences of ASD and the severity of the symptoms are different for each person. Parents of children with ASD face multiple challenges due to child developmental difficulties. Parental stress can be the result of a child's alienation and experience of bullying, social and behavioral problems as well as a lack of organizing and planning his own activities and greater dependence on other peers (1). Some of these children suffer from emotional problems, depression and anxiety, which can also contribute to the stress of their parents (2). The unobvious nature of disorder leads to a misunderstanding of both children's and parental issues, and a questioning of parental competencies, and the challenges arising from raising children can significant impact on family life and expose it to crises (3). This paper was written on the basis of literature reviews, that is research in order to summarize the data obtained so far in this area. The aim of this paper is to present the basic characteristics of autism, what impact it has on family members and how thw family copes with stress.