Cultural validity in assessment instruments for children with autism from a Chinese cultural perspective

International Journal of Special Education

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Jie, Zhang ^a   Wheeler, John J ^a   Richey, Dean ^a  

^a TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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