Toward the development of a supported employment program for individuals with high-functioning autism in Germany

European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 263, Issue SUPPL.2, 2013, Pages

  Vogeley, K ^a,b   Kirchner, J C ^c   Gawronski, A ^a   Van Elst, L Tebartz ^d   Dziobek, I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; High functioning autism (ZHFA); Supported employment program

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMMUNICATION SKILL; EMPLOYMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PEER GROUP; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL WORK; SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM; TRAINING; UNEMPLOYMENT; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WORK; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; EMPLOYMENT, SUPPORTED; GERMANY; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 84892681754     PISSN: 09401334     EISSN: 14338491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00406-013-0455-7     Document Type: Article

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