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Wayment, Heidi A.; Al-Kire, Rosemary; Brookshire, Kristina – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
Posttraumatic growth theory posits that when life circumstances are perceived as stressful, secondary appraisal processes can be recruited in ways to facilitate both coping efforts and personal growth. Using a mixed-methods approach, we found mothers' most challenging experiences involved child behavior (e.g. aggression, communication, and social…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Mothers, Child Rearing