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Mello, Catherine; Rivard, Mélina; Terroux, Amélie; Mercier, Céline – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2019
The present study investigated family quality of life (FQOL) as experienced by 493 mothers and fathers (295 families) of young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) prior to receiving early intervention services in the province of Québec. These families were most satisfied with their physical and material well-being and least satisfied with…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Young Children, Parents, Autism
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Poon, Kenneth K. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2013
This study sought to understand the parental expectations of social attainments in the postschool years. The parents of 20 adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) attending special schools were interviewed. Most expected their children would be working in sheltered workshops or unemployed. All parents indicated that their children would…
Descriptors: Parents, Expectation, Adolescents, Autism
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Emerson, Eric; McCulloch, Andrew; Graham, Hilary; Blacher, Jan; Llwellyn, Gwynnyth M.; Hatton, Chris – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2010
Results of previous research suggest that parents of children with intellectual disabilities are at increased risk of psychological distress and psychiatric disorder. Secondary analysis of the Millennium Cohort Study in the United Kingdom indicated that controlling for between-group differences in socioeconomic circumstances reduced the…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Parents, Foreign Countries, Socioeconomic Status