College Students’ Perceptions of Peers with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 90-99

  Matthews, Nicole L ^a,c   Ly, Agnes R ^b,c   Goldberg, Wendy A ^c  

^a Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Peer attitudes; Postsecondary education; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; AUTISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ATTITUDE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938887386     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-014-2195-6     Document Type: Article

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