Supporting Families of Preschool Children with Autism: What Parents Want and What Helps.

Whitaker, Philip

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Publication Date: 2002

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Supporting Families of Preschool Children with Autism: What Parents Want and What Helps.

Whitaker, Philip

Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, v6 n4 p411-26 Dec 2002

This paper describes a British local education authority project to provide support for the families of children with autistic spectrum disorders. Parents particularly valued the following: input of the support worker; support to "make sense" of their child's development; practical strategies for facilitating language and interactive play; and support to the early childhood programs attended by their children. (Contains references.) (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Autism, Early Childhood Education, Family Needs, Foreign Countries, Parent Attitudes, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Education, Participant Satisfaction, Preschool Children, Program Evaluation, Social Support Groups

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

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