Joint attention training for children with autism using behavior modification procedures

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 456-468

  Dallaire, Christina Whalen ^a   Schreibman, Laura ^b  

^a Autism Spectrum Therapies   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Behavior therapy; Child Development; Intervention; Joint attention; Social skills training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GAZE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; PARENT; PLAY THERAPY; SKILL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TRAINING; VALIDATION PROCESS; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECREATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CALIFORNIA; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0038390502     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1469-7610.00135     Document Type: Article

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