Comprehensive intervention for highfunctioning autism spectrum disorders: An in-depth case study

Special Education in the 21st Century

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 95-118

  Toomey, Jennifer A ^a   Lopata, Christopher ^b   Volker, Martin A ^c   Thomeer, Marcus L ^b  

^a Summit Educational Resources ^*  (United States)

^b CANISIUS COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

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