Children with autism: Quality of life and parental concerns

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1147-1160

  Lee, Li Ching ^a   Harrington, Rebecca A ^a   Louie, Brian B ^a   Newschaffer, Craig J ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ADD; ADHD; Autism; Parental concern; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; CHILD; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; COST OF ILLNESS; CRIME VICTIMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; PARENTING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 49949152472     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-007-0491-0     Document Type: Article

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