Keeping a Sound Marriage: How Couples with Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Maintain Their Marriages

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 975-988

  Ramisch, Julie L ^a   Onaga, Esther ^b   Oh, Su Min ^c  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Communication; Concept mapping; Couples; Marriage

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903881747     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-013-9753-y     Document Type: Article

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