Background: Children with autism need assistance from their parents or caretakers in performing their day to day living activities as they lack in their functional skills. Having difficulty in functional skills may lead to problems not only in their day to day life, but also affects their parents’ quality of life. Aims and Objectives: To assess the benefits of an intervention programme on functional skills to parents of children with autism. Materials and Methods: Purposive random sampling technique was used to select the samples. A self-structured scale developed by the investigator was used to collect the data from the parents of children with autism attending special schools in Bangalore city. The sample consisted of 120 parents of children diagnosed with autism between 5 to 10 years of age. The research design included a pre and post method with an intervention programme. Results: The post assessment data revealed that the intervention programme had a positive influence on the functional skills of children with autism. Conclusion: The study highlighted the need for training the parents on the functional skills of children with autism in order to help their child/children become independent in their day to day routine and develop a sense of identity
