A design model: The Autism Spectrum Disorder Classroom Design Kit

British Journal of Special Education

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 201-208

  McAllister, Keith ^a   MaGuire, Barry ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Architecture; Autism; Classroom design; School environment; Special educational needs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871290335     PISSN: 09523383     EISSN: 14678578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8578.12006     Document Type: Article

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