Reaction to diagnosis and parenting styles among mothers of young children with ASDs

Autism

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 575-594

  Wachtel, Karen ^a   Carter, Alice S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism Spectrum Disorder; Parent Child Interaction; Parenting Styles; Resolution to Diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COGNITION; COMPETENCE; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PLAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SYMPTOM; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MOTHERS; PARENTING; PARENTS;

EID: 51549109513     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361308094505     Document Type: Article

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