Objective To investigate the coping style and coping strategy of parents with autistic children, and provide reference basis for parents with autistic children.Methods Parents of 105 children with autism were investigated by adopting the Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire.Results Parents of children with autism scored significantly lower than those of healthy children in the domains of positive coping style.But there was no significant difference in positive coping style and negative coping style between mothers and fathers of children with autism.However, fathers of children with autism were more likely to use positive coping strategy.Conclusions Government and medical staff should help and support parents with autistic children, especially mothers, to take positive coping style and coping strategy.