Parenting stress and high functioning children with autism

International Journal on Disability and Human Development

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 401-410

  Bundy, Myra Beth ^a   Kunce, Linda J ^a  

^a EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; disability; high functioning autism; intellectual disability; parental stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PARENTAL STRESS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; WELLBEING;

EID: 75149181858     PISSN: 21911231     EISSN: 21910367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJDHD.2009.8.4.401     Document Type: Article

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