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Direct linkYoung, April; Ruble, Lisa; McGrew, John – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2009
Very little research has been conducted on insurance type (private vs. public funded) and costs, accessibility, and use of services of children with autism. Analysis of five parent reported outcomes: (a) out-of-pocket expenditures, (b) variety of services used, (c) access to services, (d) child and family service outcomes, and (e) satisfaction…
Descriptors: Autism, Caregivers, Behavior Modification, Speech Language Pathology
Download full textYoakum, Kathryn S., Ed.; Friesen, Barbara J., Ed. – 1991
This conference proceedings reports on a 1989 meeting addressing respite care for families of children with mental, emotional or behavioral disorders. The conference addressed: (1) respite care concepts, programs, and issues; and (2) planning for designing, financing, and implementing state and local respite programs. The report contains the…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Agency Cooperation, Behavior Disorders, Children
Ambler, Lana; Kupper, Lisa, Ed. – 1996
The challenges that families face in caring for a child with a disability or a chronic illness are reviewed in this report on respite care. A parent's narrative describes the difficulties in providing around-the-clock care to a child with a chronic illness. The benefits of respite care are outlined as follows: gives the family peace of mind,…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Children, Chronic Illness, Coping
Peer reviewedCornish, Jocelyn; And Others – Children & Society, 1996
Used mail survey to assess contributions of voluntary organizations providing for children with life-limiting incurable disorders. Found a variety of services, including information service, emotional support and counseling, patient and family support, and telephone helpline. Respite care was associated with annual budget size. Unstable funding,…
Descriptors: Bereavement, Child Advocacy, Child Caregivers, Children
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1990
This report examines respite care services that provide temporary relief to family members and other caretakers of children at risk of abuse or neglect including children who are mentally retarded, behaviorally disturbed, physically disabled, or chronically or terminally ill. In 1988 the 25 states surveyed funded 111 respite care programs as did…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Children
Peer reviewedRural Special Education Quarterly, 1986
Provides parents and other concerned persons with information about some of the family support services and community-based living arrangements that are currently available to assist families in meeting the needs of their children who are severely and profoundly handicapped and/or chronically ill. Discussion includes funding sources, respite care,…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Children, Community Programs, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled)
