"I do lots of things": Children with cerebral palsy's competence for everyday activities

International Journal of Disability, Development and Education

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 121-136

  Kramer, Jessica M ^a   Hammel, Joy ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Children with disabilities; Competence; Leisure activities; Physical environment; Self efficacy; Self report; Social environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956373305     PISSN: 1034912X     EISSN: 1465346X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1034912X.2011.570496     Document Type: Article

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