The views and experiences of parents of children with autistic spectrum disorder about educational provision: Comparisons with parents of children with other disabilities from an online survey

European Journal of Special Needs Education

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-58

  Parsons, Sarah ^a   Lewis, Ann ^a   Ellins, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism autistic spectrum disorder; Disabilities; Educational provision; Online survey; Parent views; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 59049093026     PISSN: 08856257     EISSN: 1469591X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08856250802596790     Document Type: Review

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