Outcomes of a family-centered transition process for students with autism spectrum disorders

Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 42-50

  Hagner, David ^a   Kurtz, Alan ^b   Cloutier, Heidi ^a   Arakelian, Caroline ^a   Brucker, Debra L ^a   May, Janet ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

autism spectrum disorders; control group; postschool transition; self determination

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EXPECTATION; FAMILY CENTERED CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 84857381745     PISSN: 10883576     EISSN: 15384829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1088357611430841     Document Type: Article

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