Siblings of individuals with autism or Down syndrome: Effects on adult lives

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 682-696

  Orsmond, G I ^a   Seltzer, M M ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adulthood; Autism; Down syndrome; Siblings

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISABILITY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PESSIMISM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SIBLING;

ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX FACTORS; SIBLING RELATIONS; SIBLINGS;

EID: 34547897622     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2007.00954.x     Document Type: Article

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