A Descriptive Analysis of Middle School Students' Conceptions of Autism

Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 377-397

  Campbell, Jonathan M ^a   Morton, Jane F ^a   Roulston, Kathryn ^a   Barger, Brian D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Knowledge; Middle school; Misperceptions; Peers

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052269346     PISSN: 1056263X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10882-011-9234-4     Document Type: Article

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