Addressing the Academic Needs of Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder in Secondary Education

Remedial and Special Education

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 68-79

  Fleury, Veronica P ^a   Hedges, Susan ^a   Hume, Kara ^a   Browder, Diane M ^b   Thompson, Julie L ^b   Fallin, Kathy ^b   El Zein, Farah ^c   Reutebuch, Colleen Klein ^c   Vaughn, Sharon ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

academic achievement; alternate achievement; autism spectrum disorder; intervention; secondary education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897730987     PISSN: 07419325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0741932513518823     Document Type: Article

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