Making the transition to adulthood for individuals with learning disorders

Adult Learning Disorders: Contemporary Issues

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 363-388

  Rey Casserly, Celiane ^a   Bernstein, Jane Holmes ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

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EID: 84920718857     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203838037     Document Type: Chapter

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