Children's Attitudes and Behavioral Intentions Toward a Peer with Autistic Behaviors: Does a Brief Educational Intervention Have an Effect?

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 195-205

  Swaim, Karen F ^a   Morgan, Sam B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b University of Memphis   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Autism; Autistic disorder; Behavioral intentions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUTISM; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDUCATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEER REVIEW; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; AGE; AUDIOVISUAL AID; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; PEER GROUP; PREJUDICE; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEACHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; METHODOLOGY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE; AUDIOVISUAL AIDS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; TEACHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035317647     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010703316365     Document Type: Article

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