Beyond the books: Case study of a collaborative and holistic support model for university students with Asperger syndrome

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 631-646

  MacLeod, Andrea ^a   Green, Sue ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 74949114287     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075070802590643     Document Type: Article

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