Maternal judgments of intentionality in young children with autism: The effects of diagnostic information and stereotyped behavior

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 281-287

  Sperry, Laurie A ^a   Symons, Frank J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Diagnosis; Family functioning; Intentionality; Maternal judgments; Stereotypes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STEREOTYPY;

ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; INTENTION; JUDGMENT; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 0043209016     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024454517263     Document Type: Article

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