Workplace discrimination and autism spectrum disorders: The National EEOC Americans with disabilities act research project

Work

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 299-308

  Van Wierena, Todd A ^a   Reid, Christine A ^b   McMahon, Brian T ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AMERICAN INDIAN; AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYER; EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DISABLED PERSONS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREJUDICE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 56849130320     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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