Surviving in the mainstream: Capacity of children with autism spectrum disorders to perform academically and regulate their emotions and behavior at school

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 18-27

  Ashburner, Jill ^a   Ziviani, Jenny ^b   Rodger, Sylvia ^b  

^a Autism Queensland   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asperger's syndrome; Autism; School

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AGGRESSION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; STUDENT; TEACHER;

EID: 70449523458     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2009.07.002     Document Type: Article

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