Transition Services for Youth With Autism: A Systematic Review

Research on Social Work Practice

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 10-20

  Westbrook, John D ^a   Fong, Carlton J ^a   Nye, Chad ^b   Williams, Ann ^a   Wendt, Oliver ^c   Cortopassi, Tara ^a  

^a SEDL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

autism spectrum disorder; employment; systematic review; transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919431071     PISSN: 10497315     EISSN: 15527581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049731514524836     Document Type: Article

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