Using time-delay to improve social play skills with peers for children with autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 312-323

  Liber, Daniella B ^a,c   Frea, William D ^a,b   Symon, Jennifer B G ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b California State University Los Angeles ^*  (United States)

^c Julia Ann Singer Therapeutic School   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Classroom; Peer Mediated; Play Skills; Social Skills; Task Analysis; Time Delay

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CASE REPORT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKILL; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; ECHOLALIA; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LANGUAGE THERAPY; MALE; MULTILINGUALISM; PEER GROUP; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 38549127823     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-007-0395-z     Document Type: Article

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