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The Health and Social Care Needs of Family Carers Supporting Adults with Autistic Spectrum Disorders
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Direct linkHare, Dougal Julian; Pratt, Catherine; Burton, Mark; Bromley, Jo; Emerson, Eric – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2004
The families of 26 adults with autistic spectrum disorders (ASDs) who either lived at home or maintained close contact with their families were interviewed about their social and psychological needs related to caring for the person with ASD. In contrast to previous studies of familial carers of children with ASDs, a strong association between…
Descriptors: Psychological Needs, Autism, Adults, Foreign Countries
