Middle school students' knowledge of autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 732-740

  Campbell, Jonathan M ^a   Barger, Brian D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Knowledge; Middle school; Misperceptions; Peers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUTISM; AWARENESS; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE OF AUTISM; MALE; MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS;

EID: 79956194359     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-1092-x     Document Type: Article

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