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Estes, Annette; Munson, Jeffrey; Dawson, Geraldine; Koehler, Elizabeth; Zhou, Xiao-Hua; Abbott, Robert – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2009
Parents of children with developmental disabilities, particularly autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), are at risk for high levels of distress. The factors contributing to this are unclear. This study investigated how child characteristics influence maternal parenting stress and psychological distress. Participants consisted of mothers and…
Descriptors: Mothers, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Preschool Children
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Harris, Mary Beth; Franklin, Cynthia – Children & Schools, 2009
A school social worker and three social work interns in a semirural alternative high school with a predominant Hispanic student enrollment evaluated the Taking Charge group intervention. The group is an evidence-based life skills intervention for adolescent mothers, and it was evaluated on its efficacy for improving participants' school…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Intervention, Grade Point Average, Mothers