Intellectually capable but socially excluded? A review of the literature and research on students with autism in further education

Journal of Further and Higher Education

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 477-493

  Chown, Nick ^a   Beavan, Nick ^b  

^a Independent Scholar   (United Kingdom)

^b Independent Scholar   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asperger's syndrome; autism; further education; social learning disorder

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867292455     PISSN: 0309877X     EISSN: 14699486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0309877X.2011.643771     Document Type: Review

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