Engagement with toys in two-year-old children with autism: Teacher selection versus child choice

Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 175-187

  Reinhartsen, Debra B ^a   Garfinkle, Ann N ^b   Wolery, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036762949     PISSN: 02749483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2511/rpsd.27.3.175     Document Type: Article

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