Outcomes of a Social and Vocational Skills Support Group for Adolescents and Young Adults on the Autism Spectrum

Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 107-115

  Hillier, Ashleigh ^a   Fish, Tom ^b   Cloppert, Patricia ^b   Beversdorf, David Q ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84993725037     PISSN: 10883576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/10883576070220020201     Document Type: Article

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