The impact of children with high-functioning autism on parental stress, sibling adjustment, and family functioning

Behavior Modification

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 437-451

  Rao, Patricia A ^a   Beidel, Deborah C ^b  

^a KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Family; High functioning autism; Parent stress; Siblings

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SIBLING; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SIBLINGS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 68849128219     PISSN: 01454455     EISSN: 15524167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145445509336427     Document Type: Article

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