Grandparents and parents assess the development of their child with autism

Author(s): Harris, S. L.

Journal/Book: Child Fam Behav Ther. 1997; 19: 10 Alice St, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580. Haworth Press Inc. 17-27.

Abstract: The grandparent-parent relationship may play a potent role in families with a child with autism. In these families, the parents' need for social and practical support may be greater than in other families. Parents and grandparents of children with autism between the ages of 36 months and 78 months evaluated the child's adaptive functioning using the Minnesota Child Development Inventory (Ireton & Thwing, 1972). Results indicate that each family member's perception of the child correlated significantly with those of the other respondents, but the father's ratings of the child significantly differed from those of the paternal grandparents.

Note: Article Harris SL, Rutgers State Univ, Grad Sch Appl & Profess Psychol, POB 819, Piscataway,NJ 08855 USA

Keyword(s): FAMILY

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