Raising an autistic child: Perspectives from turkish mothers

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 92-99

  Bilgin, Hulya ^a   Kucuk, Leyla ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Autism; Education; Expectation; Mothers'experience; Stressor; Support

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PARENTING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864107136     PISSN: 10736077     EISSN: 17446171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6171.2010.00228.x     Document Type: Article

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