Children with autism: Supporting the transition to adulthood

Educational and Child Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 28-40

  Moxon, Lynne ^a   Gates, Darren ^b  

^a Education and Services for People with Autism (ESPA)   (United Kingdom)

^b Rethink Mental Illness   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33750587943     PISSN: 02671611     EISSN: 23968702     Source Type: Book Series    
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