Autism from a religious perspective: A study of parental beliefs in south Asian muslim immigrant families

Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 98-109

  Jegatheesan, Brinda ^a   Miller, Peggy J ^b   Fowler, Susan A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Muslim families; Religion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INTERVIEW; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MOSLEM; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 77952555314     PISSN: 10883576     EISSN: 15384829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1088357610361344     Document Type: Article

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