Video - Parent
"Mother, sister, and mother's best friend, with only child, a boy, six-years-old (husband/father was working and could not be present). The boy was diagnosed with autism at four after diagnosis of PDD in infancy. The focus is on the family value of inclusion in family life and in education, the differences in parents' roles in child-rearing, support from sister and friend in providing care, family attitudes toward diagnosis of autism and confronting attitudes within Latino culture toward children with special needs. Family is middle-income. Latino. Setting: studio. Family Consultants: Wayne Jones, Ph.D. and Tawara Taylor, M.A. - Jana Staton, Ph.D, American Association for Marriage and Family." -Child Development Media, Inc.
All Ages
Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
English
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