Determinants of stress in parents of children with autism spectrum disorders

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1609-1620

  Rivard, Mélina ^b   Terroux, Amélie ^a   Parent Boursier, Claudel ^b   Mercier, Céline ^c  

^a Ctr Readaptation Deficience Intellectuelle et Troubles Envahissants du Devmt de la Monteregie Est   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autism; Early intervention; Parental stress; Preschoolers

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; EARLY INTERVENTION; FAMILY SIZE; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL STRESS; MOTHER; PARENTAL STRESS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADULT; DIAGNOSIS; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; MENTAL STRESS; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84903738202     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-013-2028-z     Document Type: Article

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