Teaching social communication skills to young Urban children with autism

Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 243-263

  Loncola, Jennifer A ^a   Craig Unkefer, Lesley ^b  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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