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ERIC Number: EJ619729
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-1088-3576
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To Raise a Son with Autism.
Biernat, Kathy A.
Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, v15 n4 p206-07,10 Win 2000
In this article, the mother of a son with autism shares her struggle to get a diagnosis, choose the right treatment, and face an unknown future for her son Luke, now age 5. Her worries about discrimination, neighborhood acceptance, and the effects of Luke's autism on his siblings are discussed. (CR)
Descriptors: Autism, Clinical Diagnosis, Coping, Family Life, Family Problems, Family Relationship, Infants, Parent Child Relationship, Personal Narratives, Siblings, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Toddlers, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Note: Special Issue, Part 1.