Parenting stress reduces the effectiveness of early teaching interventions for autistic spectrum disorders

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1092-1103

  Osborne, Lisa A ^a   McHugh, Louise ^a   Saunders, Jo ^a   Reed, Phil ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptive behavioral functioning; ASD; Early teaching interventions; Educational functioning; Intellectual functioning; Parenting stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENTAL STRESS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL STATUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COST OF ILLNESS; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; PARENTING; SPEECH DISORDERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 49949152367     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-007-0497-7     Document Type: Article

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