Parent Empowerment Among Parents of Children Newly Diagnosed with ASD

• By: Laura L. Corona, MA Stephanie A. Fox Melissa L. Rinaldi, PhD Kristin V. Christodulu, PhD University at Albany Center for Autism and Related Disabilities
• July 1st, 2016
• parent education, stress, treatment
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Parents of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often report high levels of parenting stress and low levels of well-being and parenting self-efficacy (Karst & Van Hecke, a). The process of receiving an ASD diagnosis and accessing services can be particularly difficult and...