Is it possible to assess the impact of abuse on children with pervasive developmental disorders?
By: Howlin, P.
Contributor(s): Clements, J.
Series: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 25 (4) 1995: 337-354.Publisher: 1995Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): CHILDREN | PROFOUND INTELLECTUAL AND MULTIPLE DISABILITIES (PIMD)Summary: The present paper describes a strategy devised to assess the longterm effects of abuse on a group of children who had attended a specialist autistic school where physical and emotional abuse of pupils was well documented. Consistent patterns in both the nature and timing of behavioural disturbances were found, which seemed to relate specifically to the period of abuse at the school.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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The present paper describes a strategy devised to assess the longterm effects of abuse on a group of children who had attended a specialist autistic school where physical and emotional abuse of pupils was well documented. Consistent patterns in both the nature and timing of behavioural disturbances were found, which seemed to relate specifically to the period of abuse at the school.
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