Introduction:
The aim of the work was to analyse psychological determinants of the mental health of mothers raising children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD).

Aim:
The study involved 58 women raising children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (according to DSM-5).

Material and methods:
The following research methods were used in the study: our own survey, the General Health Questionnaire GHQ-28 by D. Goldberg, the Ten-Item Personality Inventory (TIPI-PL) in the Polish adaptation by Sorokowska and et al., the Temperament Questionnaire EAS-D (the EAS Temperament Questionnaire by A. Buss and R. Plomin) in the Polish adaptation by W. Oniszczenko, in the version for adults, the DS-14 scale by N. Ogińska-Bulik, Z. Juczyński and J. Denollet, the Burnout Scale authored by W. Okła and S. Steuden, the Resilience Measurement Scale by N. Ogińska-Bulik and Z. Juczyński and the Scale of Social Support by K. Kmiecik-Baran.

Results and conclusions:
Significant correlations were found between the mental health disorders in mother of children with ASD, determined on the basis of the GHQ-28 questionnaire and the following personality traits: neuroticism, negative emotionality, sense of burnout, low resilience and sense of lack of social support. The significant predictors of mental disorders in the surveyed mothers of children diagnosed with ASD include: neuroticism, problems coping with stress and negative emotions, low tolerance to stress, low resilience, tendency to be socially isolated, physical burnout, and sense of lack of information support.