How To Share Information about Disability with Families: Practical Guidance for Practitioners
Shea, V. (1984). Explaining mental retardation and autism to parents. In E. Schopler & G.B. Mesibov (Eds.), The effects of autism on the family (pp. 265-288). New York: Plenum Press.
Shea, V. (1993). Interpreting results to parents of preschool children. In Schopler, M. Van Bourgondien, & M. Bristol (Eds.), Preschool issues in autism (pp. 185-198). New York: Plenum Press.
Nissenbau, M.S., Tollefson, N., & Reese, R.M. (2002). The interpretive conference: Sharing a diagnosis of autism with families. Focus Autism Other Dev Disabl, 17, 30-43.
Towle, P. et al. (2005). Early intervention evaluation reports: Guidelines for writing user-friendly and strength-based assessments. Zero to Three..
Parent Perspectives on Communication of Evaluation Findings
Osborne, L. & Reed, P. (2008). Parent’s perceptions of communication with professionals during the diagnosis of autism. Autism, 12, 309-324.
Sharp, M.C., Strauss, R.P., & Lorch, S.C. (1992). Communicating medical bad news: Parents’ experiences and preferences. Journal of Pediatrics, 121, 539-546.
Turnbull, H.R., & Turnbull, A.P. (1985). Parents speak out: Then and now. Columbus, OH: Charles E. Merrill.
Multicultural Considerations in Discussing Disability with Families
McGoldrick, M. (Ed.), Giordano, J. (Ed.), & Garcia-Preto, N. (Ed.). (2005). Ethnicity and family therapy (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Guilford Press.
Smith, T.B. (2004). Practicing multiculturalism: Affirming diversity in counseling and psychology.
Wing Sue, D., & Sue, D. (2008). Counseling the culturally diverse: Theory and practice (5th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons Inc.