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A Qualitative Study of Coping in Mothers of Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder

Heather Miller Kuhaneck Heather Miller Kuhaneck, MS, OTR/L is Clinical Assistant Professor, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Connecticut. Tajhma Burroughs, MS, OTR/L, is Occupational Therapist, Yale New Haven Psychiatric Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut. Jamie Wright, MS, OTR/L, is Occupational Therapist, Kindred Healthcare, Stratford, Connecticut. Theresa Lemanczyk, MS, OTR/L, is Director of Rehabilitation, Sunharbor Manor, Roslyn Heights, New York. Amy Rowntree Darragh, PhD, OTR/L, is Assistant Professor, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.Correspondence[email protected]
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Tajhma Burroughs Heather Miller Kuhaneck, MS, OTR/L is Clinical Assistant Professor, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Connecticut. Tajhma Burroughs, MS, OTR/L, is Occupational Therapist, Yale New Haven Psychiatric Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut. Jamie Wright, MS, OTR/L, is Occupational Therapist, Kindred Healthcare, Stratford, Connecticut. Theresa Lemanczyk, MS, OTR/L, is Director of Rehabilitation, Sunharbor Manor, Roslyn Heights, New York. Amy Rowntree Darragh, PhD, OTR/L, is Assistant Professor, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
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Jamie Wright Heather Miller Kuhaneck, MS, OTR/L is Clinical Assistant Professor, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Connecticut. Tajhma Burroughs, MS, OTR/L, is Occupational Therapist, Yale New Haven Psychiatric Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut. Jamie Wright, MS, OTR/L, is Occupational Therapist, Kindred Healthcare, Stratford, Connecticut. Theresa Lemanczyk, MS, OTR/L, is Director of Rehabilitation, Sunharbor Manor, Roslyn Heights, New York. Amy Rowntree Darragh, PhD, OTR/L, is Assistant Professor, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
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Theresa Lemanczyk Heather Miller Kuhaneck, MS, OTR/L is Clinical Assistant Professor, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Connecticut. Tajhma Burroughs, MS, OTR/L, is Occupational Therapist, Yale New Haven Psychiatric Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut. Jamie Wright, MS, OTR/L, is Occupational Therapist, Kindred Healthcare, Stratford, Connecticut. Theresa Lemanczyk, MS, OTR/L, is Director of Rehabilitation, Sunharbor Manor, Roslyn Heights, New York. Amy Rowntree Darragh, PhD, OTR/L, is Assistant Professor, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
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Amy Rowntree Darragh Heather Miller Kuhaneck, MS, OTR/L is Clinical Assistant Professor, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Connecticut. Tajhma Burroughs, MS, OTR/L, is Occupational Therapist, Yale New Haven Psychiatric Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut. Jamie Wright, MS, OTR/L, is Occupational Therapist, Kindred Healthcare, Stratford, Connecticut. Theresa Lemanczyk, MS, OTR/L, is Director of Rehabilitation, Sunharbor Manor, Roslyn Heights, New York. Amy Rowntree Darragh, PhD, OTR/L, is Assistant Professor, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
Pages 340-350 | Published online: 24 Aug 2010

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