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Living in a family is not easy. Living in a family with a handicapped child, especially a child with a disability as serious as autism, is even tougher. It is not surprising that the stress of raising an autistic child manifests itself in the relationships among family members (Harris & Powers, 1984). Sometimes, however, we may be at risk of assuming that problems that arise in a family with a handicapped child are primarily a product of the child’s special needs; we fail to appreciate the extent to which other factors may influence on the family as well.
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Harris, S. (1988). Family Assessment in Autism. In: Schopler, E., Mesibov, G.B. (eds) Diagnosis and Assessment in Autism. Current Issues in Autism. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0792-9_13
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