Effectiveness of a Workplace Training Programme in Improving Social, Communication and Emotional Skills for Adults with Autism and Intellectual Disability in Hong Kong - A Pilot Study

Occupational Therapy International

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 198-204

  Liu, Karen P Y ^a,c   Wong, Denys ^b   Chung, Anthony C Y ^c   Kwok, Natalie ^c   Lam, Madeleine K Y ^c   Yuen, Cheri M C ^c   Arblaster, Karen ^a   Kwan, Aldous C S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Fu Hong Society   (Hong Kong)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adults with autism and intellectual disability; Social and communication skills; Workplace training

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTS WITH AUTISM AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; ARTICLE; AUTISM; EDUCATION; EDUCATION OF INTELLECTUALLY DISABLED; EMOTION; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS; WORKPLACE; WORKPLACE TRAINING; YOUNG ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULTS WITH AUTISM AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; SOCIAL AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS; WORKPLACE TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION; EDUCATION OF INTELLECTUALLY DISABLED; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887199132     PISSN: 09667903     EISSN: 15570703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oti.1356     Document Type: Article

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