Strength-based assessment for children with autism spectrum disorders

Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 134-143

  Cosden, Merith ^a   Koegel, Lynn Kern ^a   Koegel, Robert L ^a   Greenwell, Ashley ^a   Klein, Eileen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Autism; Strength based assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748695067     PISSN: 15407969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154079690603100206     Document Type: Review

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