Buried by autism: Older parents' perceptions of autism

Autism

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 15-26

  Hines, Monique ^a   Balandin, Susan ^b   Togher, Leanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MOLDE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adult; autism; challenging behaviour; coping; parent

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DAUGHTER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTERVIEW; MALE; PARENT; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SON;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUTISTIC DISORDER; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS;

EID: 84857566620     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361311416678     Document Type: Article

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