A functional approach for ameliorating social skills deficits in young children with autism spectrum disorders

Infants and Young Children

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 242-254

  Conroy, Maureen A ^a,d   Boyd, Brian A ^b   Asmus, Jennifer M ^c   Madera, Danielle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Autism spectrum disorders; Social skills; Social skills assessment; Social skills intervention

Indexed keywords

EID: 34347267677     PISSN: 08963746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.IYC.0000277755.93313.7d     Document Type: Article

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