Planning a comprehensive program for young children with autism spectrum disorders

International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 164-180

  Myles, Brenda Smith ^a   Grossman, Barry G ^b   Aspy, Ruth ^b   Henry, Shawn A ^c  

^a Autism Society   (United States)

^b Ziggurat Group   (United States)

^c Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; The Comprehensive Autism Planning System (CAPS); The Ziggurat Model

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860698461     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13085581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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