Quantitative and qualitative research evidence is reviewed and synthesized with regard to
the family-centeredness of early intervention, preschool, and elementary and secondary …

Background Primary healthcare services in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United
States have embraced the concept of family-centred care as a promising approach to …

The development of collaborative partnerships between parents and professionals is too
often unsuccessful. One reason for this failure may be the lack of empirical understanding of …

This chapter includes an overview of the history of family-centered practices, the role family
support principles and value statements have played in the evolution of a family-centered …

Purpose This article is a condensation of the recent American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association (ASHA) document entitled Roles and Responsibilities of Speech-Language …

With so much unknown about autism, the disability tends to reflect the sociocultural
preconceptions people project onto it. The predominant narrative in Western society of …

METHODS: We conducted semistructured qualitative interviews (n= 22) and 1 focus group
(n= 6) with mothers in recovery from OUDs in western Massachusetts. Transcripts were …

Although traditionally not an area of service delivered by special educators, the area of
religion and spirituality for persons with disabilities is receiving more attention as a quality-of …

Over the past two decades reported rates of autism have steadily risen. The current
incidence is 1 in 68 children. While autism can be reliably diagnosed at 18 months in most …

The purpose of this study was to obtain an understanding of the unique experiences of
families who have a young child at risk for or identified with an autism spectrum disorder and …