Services for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Voices of Parents and Providers

Infants and Young Children

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 17-33

  Sperry, Laurie A ^b   Whaley, Kathy T ^b   Shaw, Evelyn ^b   Brame, Kim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Families; Parents; Service delivery systems; Service providers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033467524     PISSN: 08963746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001163-199904000-00007     Document Type: Article

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