Inclusion of learners with autism spectrum disorders in general education settings

Topics in Language Disorders

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 116-133

  Simpson, Richard L ^a   De Boer Ott, Sonja R ^a   Smith Myles, Brenda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Autism spectrum disorders; Collaboration; Inclusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037496009     PISSN: 02718294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00011363-200304000-00005     Document Type: Review

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