How well are children with autism spectrum disorder doing academically at school? An overview of the literature

Autism

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 276-294

  Keen, Deb ^a,b   Webster, Amanda ^a,b   Ridley, Greta ^a,b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism Spectrum Disorders ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

academic achievement; autism spectrum disorders; education outcomes; predictors

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AUTISM; CHILD; COGNITION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LANGUAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; REVIEW; SCHOOL; SCORING SYSTEM; STRENGTH; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WEAKNESS; WRITING; ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; STUDENTS;

EID: 84962607844     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361315580962     Document Type: Review

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