An exploration of parental attributions within the autism spectrum disorders population

Behaviour Change

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 201-214

  Whittingham, Koa ^a   Sofronoff, Kate ^a   Sheffield, Jeanie ^a   Sanders, Matthew R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; Autism spectrum disorders; Parental attributions; Parenting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; GENETIC TRAIT; HUMAN; MALE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE;

EID: 59449094629     PISSN: 08134839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/bech.25.4.201     Document Type: Article

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