Development and reliability of the autism work skills questionnaire (AWSQ)

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Gal, Eynat ^a   Meir, Anat Ben ^b,c   Katz, Noomi ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b Education Department   (Israel)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^d ONO ACADEMIC COLLEGE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF REPORT; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; EMPLOYMENT; EMPLOYMENT, SUPPORTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871954770     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.2013.005066     Document Type: Article

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