Employment Experiences, Perspectives, and Wishes of Mothers of Children with Autism in the People's Republic of China

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 122-131

  McCabe, Helen ^a  

^a HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; China; Employment; Parents

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953899066     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2009.00512.x     Document Type: Article

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