Living in a world of our own: The experience of parents who have a child with autism

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1075-1083

  Woodgate, Roberta L ^a   Ateah, Christine ^a   Secco, Loretta ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b CAPE BRETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autism; Caregiving; Children; Families; Parenting; Phenomenology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; FIGHTING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CAREGIVERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MANITOBA; PARENTS;

EID: 48049111329     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732308320112     Document Type: Article

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