Creating an Inclusive Society... How Close are We in Relation to Autism Spectrum Disorder? A General Population Survey

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 330-340

  Dillenburger, Karola ^a   McKerr, Lyn ^a   Jordan, Julie Ann ^a   Devine, Paula ^a   Keenan, Mickey ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Inclusion; Population survey

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; CHILD; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORTHERN IRELAND; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION;

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAINSTREAMING (EDUCATION); MALE; NORTHERN IRELAND; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84931560677     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jar.12144     Document Type: Article

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