Fostering communication and shared play between mainstream peers and children with autism: Approaches, outcomes and experiences

British Journal of Special Education

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 215-222

  Whitaker, Philip ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Autism; Communication; Evaluation; Interaction; Mainstream; Peers; Play

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745906250     PISSN: 09523383     EISSN: 14678578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0952-3383.2004.00357.x     Document Type: Article

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