"I like that he always shows who he is": The perceptions and experiences of siblings with a brother with autism spectrum disorder

International Journal of Disability, Development and Education

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 381-399

  Petalas, Michael A ^a   Hastings, Richard P ^a   Nash, Susie ^a   Dowey, Alan ^a,b   Reilly, Deirdre ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Wrexham Child Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asperger's syndrome; Autism; Families; Qualitative research; Siblings

Indexed keywords

EID: 70450028841     PISSN: 1034912X     EISSN: 1465346X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10349120903306715     Document Type: Article

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