Belief systems of families of children with autism spectrum disorders or Down syndrome

Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 50-64

  King, Gillian ^a   Baxter, Donna ^b   Rosenbaum, Peter ^c   Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie ^d   Bates, Anita ^e  

^a Ministry of Children and Youth Services Child and Parent Resource Institute   (Canada)

^b Neighbourhood and Children's Services   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Down syndrome; Family belief systems

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; EDUCATION; EMOTION; FAMILY; FAMILY COPING; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH SERVICE; HOPE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; OPTIMISM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 59849115779     PISSN: 10883576     EISSN: 15384829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1088357608329173     Document Type: Article

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