Children on the Autism Spectrum: Grandmother Involvement and Family Functioning

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 484-494

  Sullivan, Alison ^a   Winograd, Greta ^b   Verkuilen, Jay ^a   Fish, Marian C ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Dyadic analysis; Family functioning; Grandparents; Missing data; Multiple imputation procedures

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CAREGIVER; CHILD; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84865302306     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2012.00695.x     Document Type: Article

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