The relationship between parenting stress and behavior problems of children with autistic spectrum disorders

Exceptional Children

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 54-73

  Osborne, Lisa ^a   Reed, Phil ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ASD; autism; Child Behavior problems; Parenting Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 80455169701     PISSN: 00144029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001440290907600103     Document Type: Article

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