The Effects of Autistic Children on the Family

dc.contributor.author	Wagar, Kali D.
dc.date.accessioned	2008-03-06T17:28:38Z
dc.date.available	2008-03-06T17:28:38Z
dc.date.created	2007-04-01
dc.date.issued	2007
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10920/4296
dc.description	1 broadside
dc.description.abstract	Previous research regarding the effects of having an autistic child includes studies focusing on the family unit, siblings, parents as a unit, and the mother. However, these studies have only gained recent popularity and many are contradictory. This proposed study will investigate the effects of having an autistic child on the father. Fathers of children with autism and fathers of normally developing children participated in semi-structured interviews about their experiences, which were coded to find themes and core categories, and than compared. It is predicted that the affect of having an autistic child changes the fathers’ emotions, values and priorities, beliefs, world views, and hopes for the future.
dc.description.sponsorship	Kalamazoo College. Department of Psychology. VanLiere Symposium, 2007
dc.language.iso	en_US	en
dc.publisher	Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College.	en
dc.relation.ispartof	Kalamazoo College Psychology VanLiere Symposium Collection	en
dc.rights	U.S. copyright laws protect this material. Commercial use or distribution of this material is not permitted without prior written permission of the copyright holder.	en
dc.title	The Effects of Autistic Children on the Family	en

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