Positive experiences of mothers and fathers of children with autism

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 337-343

  Kayfitz, Adam ^a   Gragg, Marcia ^a,b   Robert Orr, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b Summit Centre for Preschool Children with Autism   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autism; Fathers; Mothers; Positive experiences; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954655904     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2009.00539.x     Document Type: Article

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