The effects of intellectual functioning and autism severity on outcome of early behavioral intervention for children with autism

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 287-303

  Ben Itzchak, Esther ^a   Zachor, Ditza A ^b  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Autism; Behavioral intervention; Predicting variables

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SKILL; SOCIALIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 33847307645     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2006.03.002     Document Type: Article

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