Including pupils with autistic spectrum disorders in mainstream schools

Support for Learning

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-47

  Humphrey, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Bullying; Curriculum strategies; Exclusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 65349171065     PISSN: 02682141     EISSN: 14679604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9604.2007.00367.x     Document Type: Article

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