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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 7/2017

27-04-2017 | Original Paper

A Survey of Information Source Preferences of Parents of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Auteurs: Amelia N. Gibson, Samantha Kaplan, Emily Vardell

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 7/2017

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Abstract

For parents of children with an Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), high quality, easily accessible information and a strong peer network can be the key to raising a happy, healthy child, and maintaining family well-being and emotional resilience. This article reports the findings of an anonymous survey examining the information source preferences for 935 parents of individuals with ASDs in North Carolina. Data indicates that parents show similar information seeking patterns across the age spectrum, that availability of information (as indicated by overall information source selection) decrease as children age. It also shows that parents rely heavily on local sources of information, preferring them to nonlocal sources (such as the internet) for many types of information.
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The University of North Carolina TEACCH Autism Program provides clinical services, parent training, counseling, and support to people with Autism and their parents in North Carolina through a system of community regional centers. (UNC School of Medicine 2016).
 
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Metagegevens
Titel
A Survey of Information Source Preferences of Parents of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Auteurs
Amelia N. Gibson
Samantha Kaplan
Emily Vardell
Publicatiedatum
27-04-2017
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 7/2017
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3127-z

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