Transition from school to adulthood for youth with autism spectrum disorders: Review and recommendations

Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 77-88

  Hendricks, Dawn R ^a   Wehman, Paul ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Community integration; Postschool transition

Indexed keywords

ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; AUTISM; COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY LIVING; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; INTEGRATION; JUVENILE; LIFE EVENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH; SCHOOL; WORK;

EID: 65149104374     PISSN: 10883576     EISSN: 15384829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1088357608329827     Document Type: Article

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