The Roles and Needs of Families of Adolescents With ASD

Remedial and Special Education

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 114-122

  Smith, Leann E ^a   Anderson, Kristy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

autism; exceptionalities; families parents; transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897723696     PISSN: 07419325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0741932513514616     Document Type: Article

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