The transition experience to pre-school for six families with children with disabilities

Occupational Therapy International

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 177-187

  Podvey, Mara Cohen ^a   Hinojosa, Jim ^b   Koenig, Kristie ^b  

^a SETON HALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children with disabilities; Family centred; Infants; Occupational therapy; Related services; Toddlers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; EDUCATION; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; DISABLED CHILDREN; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); EDUCATION, SPECIAL; HUMANS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 78649670090     PISSN: 09667903     EISSN: 15570703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oti.298     Document Type: Article

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