Explaining and selecting treatments for autism: Parental explanatory models in Taiwan

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1323-1331

  Shyu, Yea Ing Lotus ^a   Tsai, Jia Ling ^a   Tsai, Wen Che ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Autism; Etiology; Help seeking; Parental explanatory model; Taiwan; Treatment selection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PARENTHOOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TAIWAN; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAIWAN;

EID: 78549253459     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-0991-1     Document Type: Article

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