Parental stress associated with caring for children with Asperger's syndrome or autism

Pediatrics International

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 364-370

  Mori, Kyoko ^a,b,e   Ujiie, Takeshi ^c   Smith, Anna ^a   Howlin, Patricia ^d  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^c Hokkaido Ujiie Clinic for Psychosomatic Children   (Japan)

^d ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asperger's syndrome; Autism; Japanese; Parenting stress; Parenting stress index

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FAMILY STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPANESE; MALE; PARENTAL STRESS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SAMPLE;

ADULT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; JAPAN; MALE; PARENTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 66549108775     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2008.02728.x     Document Type: Article

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