Multi-informant predictors of social inclusion for students with autism spectrum disorders attending mainstream school

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1094-1103

  Jones, Alice P ^a,b   Frederickson, Norah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Education; Social inclusion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; AWARENESS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STUDENT; TEACHER;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; PARENTS; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SCHOOLS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 77956061797     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-0957-3     Document Type: Article

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