Mothers of Children with Autism or Communication Disorders: Successful Adaptation and the Double ABCX Model.

Bristol, Marie M.

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Publication Date: 1987

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Mothers of Children with Autism or Communication Disorders: Successful Adaptation and the Double ABCX Model.

Bristol, Marie M.

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v17 n4 p469-86 Dec 1987

The study demonstrated the effectiveness of a modified Double ABCX or FAAR (Family Adjustment and Adaptation Response) model in predicting successful adaptation (good marital adjustment, few maternal depressive symptoms, and an in-home rating of family functioning) in 45 families of autistic and communication impaired children (ages 2-10). (Author/DB

Descriptors: Autism, Children, Communication Disorders, Depression (Psychology), Emotional Adjustment, Evaluation Methods, Family Life, Family Problems, Marital Instability, Models, Mothers, Prediction, Young Children

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Language: English

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