Experiences and Needs of Leaders Supporting Multilingual ABA Staff: A Qualitative Exploration.
Heritage-language-speaking caregivers of autistic children in the United States (U.S.) have encountered barriers when attempting to access multilingual support for their children. Multilingual autism providers, such as professionals in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), have also reported challenges i...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders Vol. 56; no. 9; pp. 3585 - 3600 |
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Springer Nature
Sep2026
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