How parents perceive and feel about participation in community activities: The comparison between parents of preschoolers with and without autism spectrum disorders

Autism

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 359-377

  Lam, Shui Fong ^a   Wong, Bernard P H ^a   Leung, Doris ^b   Ho, Daphne ^b   Au Yeung, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Heep Hong Society   (China)

Author keywords

Autism Spectrum Disorders; Community Integration; Parental Perception

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; COMMUNITY REINTEGRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; PARENT; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; ADULT; ATTITUDE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 77954377467     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361309346558     Document Type: Article

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