Parental perspectives on the care of children with autism.
The author of this article, a nursing student, proposes a model of support for families in which children have been diagnosed with an autism spectrum condition. The proposed six-stage model, which is based on the author's personal experience as the mother of two sons who have autism, is designed to...
| Publicado en: | Learning Disability Practice Vol. 16; no. 9; pp. 24 - 29 |
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| Formato: | Journal Article |
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Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom (The)
Nov2013
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| Sumario: | The author of this article, a nursing student, proposes a model of support for families in which children have been diagnosed with an autism spectrum condition. The proposed six-stage model, which is based on the author's personal experience as the mother of two sons who have autism, is designed to help parents move from the sense of bewilderment that often follows a diagnosis of autism to a sense of empowerment, thereby increasing the chances of normal life for their children. |
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