Comparisons of Discrete-Trial and Normalized Behavioral Language Intervention for Young Children with Autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 315-325

  Delpratol, Dennis J ^a  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Behavioral intervention; Children; Discrete trial treatment; Language intervention; Normalized treatment

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LANGUAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; REVIEW; SPEECH; TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SPEECH THERAPY;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; LANGUAGE THERAPY; MALE;

EID: 0035380173     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010747303957     Document Type: Review

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