Engaging young people with autism spectrum disorder in research interviews

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 153-161

  Harrington, Caitlin ^a   Foster, Michele ^a   Rodger, Sylvia ^a   Ashburner, Jill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asperger Syndrome; Autism; Interviews; Methodology; Qualitative; Young people

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899644915     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: 14683156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bld.12037     Document Type: Article

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