Autism spectrum disorders: Building social skills in group, school, and community settings

Social Work with Groups

Volumn 33, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 175-193

  Duncan, Amie W ^a   Klinger, Laura Grofer ^b  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; ASD; Autism spectrum disorder; Group work; School social work; Social competence; Social skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951292902     PISSN: 01609513     EISSN: 15409481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01609510903366244     Document Type: Article

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