Peer-mediated social communication intervention: When clinical expertise informs treatment development and evaluation

Topics in Language Disorders

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 182-199

  Goldstein, Howard ^a   Schneider, Naomi ^a   Thiemann, Kathy ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental disabilities; Evidence based practice; Peer intervention; Social communication; Social interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248343044     PISSN: 02718294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TLD.0000269932.26504.a8     Document Type: Article

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