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Gau, Susan Shur-Fen; Chou, Miao-Churn; Chiang, Huey-Ling; Lee, Ju-Chin; Wong, Ching-Ching; Chou, Wen-Jiun; Wu, Yu-Yu – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2012
This study aimed to investigate the psychopathology, marital relationship, and family function in parents of children with autistic disorder (autism) as compared to parents of typically developing children. We also compared these measures between the mothers and the fathers. We assessed 151 families with at least one child with autistic disorder…
Descriptors: Mothers, Marital Satisfaction, Autism, Psychopathology
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Samios, Christina; Pakenham, Kenneth I.; Sofronoff, Kate – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2009
The present study examined the nature of benefit finding in 220 parents of a child with Asperger syndrome (AS) by developing and validating a multi-item Benefit Finding Scale for Parents of Children with AS (BFS-PCAS) and examining the relationships of benefit finding dimensions with positive and negative indicators of adjustment. Parents of…
Descriptors: Asperger Syndrome, Questionnaires, Parents, Spiritual Development
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Esposito, Gianluca; Venuti, Paola – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2008
Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a disorder that affects language and social skills to varying degrees. While many studies have concentrated on examining patterns of behavior and development on the context of speaking and interacting, very few researchers have investigated the parameters of crying in infants with ASD. This finding is surprising…
Descriptors: Autism, Crying, Social Structure, Pervasive Developmental Disorders