The perceptions and experiences of adolescent siblings who have a brother with autism spectrum disorder

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 303-314

  Petalas, Michael A ^a   Hastings, Richard P ^a   Nash, Susie ^a   Reilly, Deirdre ^a   Dowey, Alan ^b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; Autism; Families; Intellectual disability; Qualitative research; Siblings

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SIBLING; SIBLING RELATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SIBLING RELATIONS; SIBLINGS;

EID: 84869480853     PISSN: 13668250     EISSN: 14699532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13668250.2012.734603     Document Type: Article

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