Parents' constructions of the 'Problem' during assessment and diagnosis of their child for an autistic spectrum disorder

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 241-254

  Avdi, Evrinomy ^a   Griffin, Christine ^b   Brough, Susan ^c  

^a University of Birmingham ^*  (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c Child Psychotherapist   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Diagnosis; Discourse analysis; Social constructionism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERSATION; DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENT; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034010644     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135910530000500214     Document Type: Article

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