Southeast Asian parents raising a child with autism: A qualitative investigation of coping styles

Journal of School Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 222-229

  Luong, June ^a   Yoder, Marian K ^b   Canham, Daryl ^b  

^a Santa Clara County Office of Education   (United States)

^b SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Autistic spectrum disorder (ASD); Coping styles; Family centered nursing care; Qualitative research; Southeast Asian parents; Support system

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; AUTISM; CHILD; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHOOL HEALTH NURSING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTHEAST ASIA; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; ASIAN AMERICANS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHOOL NURSING; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 68049120380     PISSN: 10598405     EISSN: 15468364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1059840509334365     Document Type: Article

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