Psychological adjustment and sibling relationships in siblings of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Environmental stressors and the Broad Autism Phenotype

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 546-555

  Petalas, Michael A ^a   Hastings, Richard P ^a   Nash, Susie ^a   Hall, Louise M ^a,b   Joannidi, Helen ^a,b   Dowey, Alan ^a,b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Behaviour problems; Broad Autism Phenotype; Parents; Psychological adjustment; Sibling relationships

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SCHOOL CHILD; SIBLING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 80455155061     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: 18780237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2011.07.015     Document Type: Article

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