Siblings of Autistic Children: a Supportive Intervention Program Assessing Self-Report and Parent Measures of Coping
Description:
This research project was designed to demonstrate the usefulness of a supportive intervention program for 17 nine to 14 year old siblings of autistic children. Current clinical practice has begun most recently to include the siblings of handicapped children in treatment services as a preventive measure to help maximize families' coping abilities and to increase the chances that they will be strengthened by their unique circumstances. Although research evidence suggests that most siblings are no…
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Date:
December 1987
Creator:
Pope, Judith Auricchio
Partner:
UNT Libraries