Maternal Discipline of Children with Asperger Syndrome and Nonverbal Learning Disorders

MCN The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 349-354

  Little, Liza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asperger Syndrome; Discipline; Nonverbal

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CHILD; FEMALE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUNISHMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PUNISHMENT;

EID: 0036835384     PISSN: 0361929X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005721-200211000-00010     Document Type: Article

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