The Use of Peer-Mediated Interventions to Promote the Generalization of Social Competence for Adolescents with High-Functioning Autism and Asperger's Syndrome

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Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 94-113

  Schmidt, Carla ^a   Stichter, Janine P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 84860263680     PISSN: 09362835     EISSN: 15327035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09362835.2012.669303     Document Type: Article

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