Current status of intensive behavioral interventions for young children with autism and PDD-NOS

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 60-74

  Matson, Johnny L ^a   Smith, Kimberly R M ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intensive behavioral interventions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY INTERVENTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 38749119360     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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