College students' openness toward autism spectrum disorders: Improving peer acceptance

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1619-1628

  Nevill, Rose E A ^a   White, Susan W ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Adult; Autism; College student; College transition; Openness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENGINEERING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NATURAL SCIENCE; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83055184582     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-011-1189-x     Document Type: Article

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