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When the Mask Comes Off: Mothers' Experiences of Parenting a Daughter with Autism Spectrum Condition
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Direct linkAnderson, James; Marley, Charles; Gillespie-Smith, Karri; Carter, Leonie; MacMahon, Ken – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
There is limited knowledge and research on the experiences of having a daughter with autism spectrum condition from a mother's perspective. This study aims to explore the experiences of mothers who care for a daughter with autism spectrum condition, with a particular focus on female autism spectrum condition presentation. Ten mothers of daughters…
Descriptors: Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Child Rearing, Autism
Download full textInteragency Autism Coordinating Committee, 2014
Each year, the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) releases its annual list of scientific advances that represent significant progress in the field. The 20 studies selected have given new insight into the complex causes of autism and potential risk factors, studied clues that could lead to earlier diagnosis, and evaluated promising…
Descriptors: Autism, Research, Etiology, Clinical Diagnosis
Raveis, Victoria H.; Pretter, Sheindy; Carrero, Monique – Journal of Family Social Work, 2010
The occurrence of cancer is an event of significant importance to family functioning. The present analysis reports on an understudied group profoundly affected by this health event: older mothers caring for an adult child with cancer. As part of a study of breast cancer survivors and their family caregivers, a subsample (N = 13) of older…
Descriptors: Mothers, Daughters, Cancer, Caregivers
Kring, Sheilah R.; Greenberg, Jan S.; Seltzer, Marsha Mailick – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008
This study investigated the associations between the characteristics of adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and maternal well-being. Two groups were compared: mothers of adolescents and adults with ASD and co-morbid psychiatric disorders (n = 142) and mothers whose sons or daughters had a single diagnosis of ASD (n = 130).…
Descriptors: Mothers, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Sleep
Belendiuk, Katherine A.; Clarke, Tana L.; Chronis, Andrea M.; Raggi, Veronica L. – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2007
Objective: Recent evidence suggests that ADHD persists into adulthood, but the best means of diagnosis and the concordance of measures used to diagnose adult ADHD are unknown. Method: The current study explores the relationships of these measures in a sample of 69 mothers of children with ADHD. Results: This study determines the concordance of (a)…
Descriptors: Mothers, Attention Deficit Disorders, Hyperactivity, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Mowbray, Carol T.; Bybee, Deborah; Oyserman, Daphna; MacFarlane, Peter; Bowersox, Nicholas – Health & Social Work, 2006
Children of parents with mental illness are at risk of psychiatric and behavioral problems. Few studies have investigated the psychosocial outcomes of these children in adulthood or the parental psychiatric history variables that predict resilience. From a sample of 379 mothers with serious mental illnesses, 157 women who had at least one adult…
Descriptors: Mothers, Severe Mental Retardation, Demography, Predictor Variables
