Parental voices and controversies in Autism

Disability and Society

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 193-205

  Langan, Mary ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Neurodiversity; Psychogenic; Refrigerator mother; Unorthodox biomedicals

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951987038     PISSN: 09687599     EISSN: 13600508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687599.2011.544059     Document Type: Article

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