Ecological approaches to transition planning for students with autism and asperger's syndrome

Children and Schools

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 27-36

  Dente, Claire L ^a   Parkinson Coles, Kallie ^b  

^a WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Spectrum Coaching and Consulting   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asperger's syndrome; autism spectrum disorders; ecological perspective; transition to higher education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866058218     PISSN: 15328759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cs/cdr002     Document Type: Article

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