Ethnic disproportionality in students with autism spectrum disorders

Multicultural Education

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-38

  Morrier, Michael J ^a   Hess, Kristen L ^b   Heflin, L Juane ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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