Postsecondary educational aspirations of high-functioning adolescents with autism spectrum disorders and their parents

Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 115-128

  Camarena, Phame M ^a   Sarigiani, Pamela A ^a  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum; Educational aspirations

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLEGE; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 65149096267     PISSN: 10883576     EISSN: 15384829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1088357609332675     Document Type: Article

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