The Facilitation of Social-Emotional Understanding and Social Interaction in High-Functioning Children with Autism: Intervention Outcomes

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 283-298

  Bauminger, Nirit ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Affective education; Cognitive behavioral intervention; High functioning autism; Social interaction; Social problem solving; Social emotional understanding

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASSERTIVENESS; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEACHING; AFFECT; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COOPERATION; HUMAN RELATION; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AFFECT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIAL FACILITATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0036676705     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016378718278     Document Type: Article

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