Asperger's syndrome: An enigma for social work

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-37

  Vanbergeijk, Ernst O ^a   Shtayermman, Oren ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asperger's syndrome; Assessment; Autism; Autism social work; Diagnosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 32444448128     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J137v12n01_02     Document Type: Review

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