“aA” Factor, Family Demands: Pile-up; “bB” Factor, Family Adaptive Resources; “cC” Factor, Family Definition and Meaning; and the bridging concept of Coping. This study measured: (a) the adaptive behaviors of the child diagnosed with autism (aA factor); (b) the family support
networks (bB factor) ; (c) parenting stress (cC factor); and (d) parental coping (bridging concept) of the Double ABCX Model (McCubbin & Patterson).