Abstract:  Parents of autistic children face more pressure compared with those from normal families. Surveys and interviews are taken among autistic children′s parents from lowincome families in privatefunded rehabilitation agencies, to know more about their psychological pressure and methods to alleviate pressure. The results show that they are under great pressure and have no effective solution. On that basis, group work is designed to help them alleviate pressure. By evaluating the effect of group work, it is found that group work can effectively alleviate the pressure and enable them to find various coping methods. It is suggested that lowincome parents of autistic children can alleviate their pressure and improve their coping abilities in the four aspects, namely enriching knowledge and skill reserve, sufficient time to prepare and effective time management, expanding income sources and strengthening social support system.

Key words: group work, autistic children′s parents, pressure, talk