From advocate to activist? mapping the experiences of mothers of children on the autism spectrum

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-53

  Ryan, Sara ^a   Cole, Katherine Runswick ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activism; Advocacy; Autism; Mothers

Indexed keywords

EID: 57349161977     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2008.00438.x     Document Type: Article

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