Hope and worry in mothers of children with an autism spectrum disorder or Down syndrome

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1378-1384

  Ogston, Paula L ^a   MacKintosh, Virginia H ^a,b   Myers, Barbara J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Down syndrome; Hope; Mothers; Worry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DOWN SYNDROME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOPE; HUMAN; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; NIGHT; ONLINE SYSTEM; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 79958044921     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: 18780237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2011.01.020     Document Type: Article

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