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Sullivan, Alison; Winograd, Greta; Verkuilen, Jay; Fish, Marian C. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2012
Background: This study investigated associations between the presence of a child with autism or Asperger's disorder in the family, family functioning and grandmother experiences with the goal of better understanding grandparent involvement in the lives of grandchildren on the autism spectrum and their families. Methods: Mothers and grandmothers of…
Descriptors: Mothers, Autism, Grandparents, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Findler, Liora – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2014
The aim of this research was to examine the contribution of internal and external resources to stress and personal growth among grandparents of children with and without an intellectual disability. Ninety-four grandparents of children with intellectual disability and 105 grandparents of children without intellectual disability completed the…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Grandparents, Mental Retardation, Comparative Analysis