Coping over time: The parents of children with autism

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 970-976

  Gray, David E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autism; Coping; Family

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY LIFE; FATHER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; RELIGION; SOCIAL LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33750696947     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2006.00933.x     Document Type: Article

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