Intervention for Young Children with Autism: From Research to Practice

Infants and Young Children

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 1-16

  Rogers, Sally J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Executive function; Imitation; Intervention; Social interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002588993     PISSN: 08963746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001163-199910000-00002     Document Type: Article

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