Fathers of children with autism: perceived roles, responsibilities, and support needs

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 185, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1678-1694

  Meadan, Hedda ^a   Stoner, Julia B ^a   Angell, Maureen E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

autism; families involvement; fathers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938953452     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004430.2015.1019876     Document Type: Article

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