Assessment of Communication and Language in Classical Autism: Issues and Practices

Assessment for Effective Intervention

Volumn 27, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 61-71

  Ogletree, Billy T ^a   Pierce, Kathleen ^a   Harn, William E ^a   Fischer, Martin A ^a  

^a WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84978984770     PISSN: 15345084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073724770202700109     Document Type: Article

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