Social skills intervention for children with autism during interactive play at a public elementary school

Education and Treatment of Children

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-37

  Licciardello, Cristina C ^a   Harchik, Alan E ^b   Luiselli, James K ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b May Institute

^c May Center for Applied Research

^d MAY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Behavioral teaching; Public schools; Single case designs; Social skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 39449103879     PISSN: 07488491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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