Parents of children with Asperger syndrome or with learning disabilities: Family environment and social support

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 289-300

  Heiman, Tali ^a   Berger, Ornit ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; Family environment; Learning disability; Parents; Social support

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FAMILY INTERACTION; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CHILD; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 44449086025     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2007.05.005     Document Type: Article

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