Adults with autism in India: A mixed-method approach to make meaning of daily routines

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 116, Issue , 2014, Pages 142-149

  Daley, Tamara C ^a   Weisner, Thomas ^b   Singhal, Nidhi ^c  

^a WESTAT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Action for Autism   (India)

Author keywords

Autism Spectrum Disorders; Daily routine; Disability; Ecocultural; India

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDIA; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RELIGION; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL STRESS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL STRESS; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; ADAPTATION; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; HEALTH CARE; HOME STRESS; INFORMATION; LANGUAGE; PATIENT CARE; SKILL; STRESS;

ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PARENTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

ADULT; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; DISABILITY; HEALTH CARE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDER; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH;

DELHI; INDIA; NEW DELHI;

EID: 84904871821     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.06.052     Document Type: Article

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