"I don't know what's the Asperger's and what's me" : an IPA exploration of young people and mothers' experiences of receiving and living with an autism spectrum condition diagnosis during adolescence

Background: Autism spectrum conditions (ASCs) are characterised by difficulties in social communication and social interaction. The experience of receiving a diagnosis of an ASC and the process of accepting this are recognised as potentially stressful events for individuals and their families. Indiv...

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Main Author: Craig, Rona Ann
Published: University of Glasgow 2015
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.668093