Navajo and autism: The beauty of harmony

Disability and Society

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 583-595

  Kapp, Steven K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Autism; Culture; Inclusion; Navajo; Self determination

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961035432     PISSN: 09687599     EISSN: 13600508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687599.2011.589192     Document Type: Article

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