Separation of Parents Raising Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 613-624

  Baeza Velasco, Carolina ^a,b   Michelon, Cécile ^a   Rattaz, Cécile ^a   Pernon, Eric ^a   Baghdadli, Amaria ^a  

^a University of Montpellier   (France)

^b Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department   (France)

Author keywords

Autism; Cohort; Separation; Sociodemographic variables; Timing of separation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886591819     PISSN: 1056263X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10882-013-9338-0     Document Type: Article

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