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In a Discussion on Invisible Disabilities, Let Us Not Lose Sight of Employees on the Autism Spectrum

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2015

Brett H. Neely  and
Samuel T. Hunter
Brett H. Neely
Affiliation:
Penn State University
Samuel T. Hunter*
Affiliation:
Penn State University
*
E-mail: samhunter@psu.edu, Address: Industrial and Organizational Program Area, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802
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Industrial and Organizational Psychology , Volume 7 , Issue 2 , June 2014 , pp. 274 - 277
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Copyright © Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2014

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