The impact of having a sibling with an intellectual disability: Parental perspectives in two disorders

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 216-229

  Mulroy, S ^a   Robertson, L ^a   Aiberti, K ^a   Leonard, Helen ^a,b   Bower, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Family; Impact; Rett syndrome; Sibling

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIRTH ORDER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DOWN SYNDROME; EMOTIONALITY; FAMILY COUNSELING; FAMILY LIFE; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LOCOMOTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERSONALITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETT SYNDROME; SELF CARE; SIBLING; SIBLING RELATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DOWN SYNDROME; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PARENTS; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETT SYNDROME; RURAL POPULATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SIBLING RELATIONS; SIBLINGS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 39049129169     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2007.01005.x     Document Type: Article

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