Collaborative Virtual Environment Technology for People With Autism

Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 231-243

  Moore, David ^a   Yufang Cheng, ^b   Mcgrath, Paul ^a   Powell, Norman J ^c  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b National Taipei University of Education   (Taiwan)

^c MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84993767975     PISSN: 10883576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/10883576050200040501     Document Type: Article

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