Siblings of individuals with an autism spectrum disorder: Sibling relationships and wellbeing in adolescence and adulthood

Autism

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 59-80

  Orsmond, Gael I ^a   Kuo, Hsin Yu ^a   Seltzer, Mailick Marsha ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Sibling relationships; Siblings

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BIRTH ORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FAMILY RELATION; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIBLING RELATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUPPORT GROUP;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COMORBIDITY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SIBLING RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59649109469     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361308097119     Document Type: Article

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