More than a pal: The generative leisure work of fathers raising children with autism spectrum disorder

Fathering

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 130-145

  Mitchell, Jennifer ^a   Lashewicz, Bonnie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Father child leisure; Generative fathering

Indexed keywords

EID: 84946711424     PISSN: 15376680     EISSN: 1933026X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3149/fth.1302.130     Document Type: Article

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