Competitive employment for youth with autism spectrum disorders: Early results from a randomized clinical trial

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 487-500

  Wehman, Paul H ^a,b   Schall, Carol M ^b   McDonough, Jennifer ^b   Kregel, John ^b   Brooke, Valerie ^b   Molinelli, Alissa ^b   Ham, Whitney ^b   Graham, Carolyn W ^a   Erin Riehle, J ^d   Collins, Holly T ^b   Thiss, Weston ^c  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c St Mary's Hospital Richmond   (United States)

^d CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Applied behavior analysis; ASD; Autism; Positive behavior support; Project SEARCH; Transition to employment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SCHOOLS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894376804     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-013-1892-x     Document Type: Article

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