Changes in the mother-child relationship during the transition to adulthood for youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1397-1410

  Taylor, Julie Lounds ^a,b   Seltzer, Marsha Mailick ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MONROE CARELL JR CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Burden; Mother child relationship; Transition to adulthood; Warmth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INCOME; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; JUVENILE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS;

EID: 82755194945     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-1166-9     Document Type: Article

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