JobTIPS: A transition to employment program for individuals with autism spectrum disorders

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2472-2483

  Strickland, Dorothy C ^a   Coles, Claire D ^b,c   Southern, Louise B ^d  

^a Virtual Reality Aids/Do2Learn ^*  (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MARCUS AUTISM CENTER   (United States)

^d NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Employment; Interviewing; JobTIPS; Theory of Mind

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; INTERNET; JOB INTERVIEW; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THEORY OF MIND; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADOLESCENT; AUDIOVISUAL AIDS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884976562     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-013-1800-4     Document Type: Article

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