Abstract
Perceived stress among parents of children with autism spectrum disorder is a known phenomenon in recent empirical evidences. The aim of present study was to explore the role of different socio-demographic variables predicting parental stress of children with ASD. Through purposive sampling, 251 parents (fathers & mothers) were selected from different special education schools and centers located in five cities of Pakistan. Parental Perceived Stress Scale was used to measure the parental stress. Descriptive statistics indicated the frequencies and percentages of different socio-demographic variables of the parents. Neural network indicated that parental education, monthly family income, severity of disability, age of special child and gender of special child are contributing in parental perceived stress. Focusing the findings of the study, it can be concluded that working on different sociodemographic stress related factors among families having children with ASD, can manage parental stress.