A parent-focused early intervention program for autism: Who gets access?

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 108-116

  Birkin, Christina ^a,c   Anderson, Angelika ^b   Seymour, Fred ^a   Moore, Dennis W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Autism; EarlyBird program; Program uptake

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; NEW ZEALAND; PARENT; PSYCHOEDUCATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; TIME;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; NEW ZEALAND; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PARENTING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 45849148066     PISSN: 13668250     EISSN: 14699532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13668250802036746     Document Type: Article

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