<![CDATA[Background: Neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD) in children can trigger feelings of sadness and low self-esteem in parents due to societal judgment. However, children still require treatment to improve their abilities and skills. Family resilience is needed to keep family functions optimally to support child’s development.Purpose: Analyze the effects of family characteristics, social support, and scoping strategies on resilience of family with neurodevelopmental disorder child.Method: The study involved 95 mothers of children aged 6-13 years diagnosed with NDD. Instruments used in this study are Social Support Questionnaire, The Brief-COPE), and Resilience-Ga. This research was conducted offline at special need-child foundations and schools in Bogor City and Bogor Regency. Each respondent was interviewed based on questions from instruments used in this research.Findings: A significant regression was found (F(8,86)= 4.09], p = <.001). The adjusted R2 was 0.208, indicating that family characteristics, social support, and family coping strategies explained approximately 20,8% of the variance in family resilience. Study results show positive significant effect of fathers’ education (β=0.168; p=0.092), social support (β=0.202; p=0.048), and coping strategies (β=0.275; p=0.010) on family resilience.Implication: Provide inclusive and flexible policies and increase public awareness to support the resilience and well-being of families with neurodevelopmental children.]]>
