Parents' views of the national autistic society's earlybird plus programme

Autism

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 651-657

  Cutress, Anna L ^a   Muncer, Steven J ^a  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

autism; EarlyBird Plus; parent training programme; post diagnostic support; psychoeducation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EARLY INTERVENTION; EARLYBIRD PLUS PROGRAMME; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUESTIONNAIRE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); EDUCATION, NONPROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PARENTS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 84904615703     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361313495718     Document Type: Article

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