How should the effectiveness of Social Stories to modify the behaviour of children on the autistic spectrum be tested? Lessons from the literature

Autism

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 125-138

  Rust, Jonathan ^a   Smith, Ailsa ^a  

^a LANCASHIRE CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autistic spectrum; Effectiveness; Research methodology; Social stories

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; STORYTELLING; THERAPY EFFECT;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); READING; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33645295738     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361306062019     Document Type: Article

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