The article is an analysis of psychosocial relations in the family of a child with autism. The family of a child with autism goes through the stages of re-evaluation of expectations towards the child, the relationships between siblings and parents change. They intensify periods of emotional uncertainty, crisis situations, seeking confirmation or rejection of a diagnosis. The period of learning to live with one’s and the whole family’s problem determines the effectiveness of the search, the results of therapy, the quality of relationships in the family and the immediate environment, which is necessary in the everyday-unusual dimension of the child’s development. Knowledge of the subject and high empathy of educators working with children with autism (and parents of children functioning correctly in terms of psychosocial) is the key to supporting their development and supporting the development of family relationships.