Exploring fathers' perceptions of parenting a child with Asperger syndrome

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 198-213

  Halloran, Maeve ^a   Sweeney, John ^b   Doody, Owen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; Autism spectrum disorder (ASD); Disability; Fathers' perceptions; Parental stress

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ASTHMA; AUDIO RECORDING; AWARENESS; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD REARING; CONFIDENTIALITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIETARY INTAKE; FATHER; FRUSTRATION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DELAY; LEARNING; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURPOSIVE SAMPLE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SIBLING RELATION; SLEEP PATTERN; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW;

ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD); DISABILITY; FATHERS' PERCEPTIONS; PARENTAL STRESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CHILD; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; IRELAND; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTING;

EID: 84884865717     PISSN: 17446295     EISSN: 17446309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744629513494928     Document Type: Article

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