Effectiveness of a manualized summer social treatment program for high-functioning children with autism spectrum disorders

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 890-904

  Lopata, Christopher ^a   Thomeer, Marcus L ^b   Volker, Martin A ^a   Nida, Robert E ^c   Lee, Gloria K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b Summit Educational Resources   (United States)

^c CANISIUS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asperger's; High functioning autism; Intervention; PDDNOS; Social skills groups

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; EMOTIONALITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SUPPORT GROUP; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PARENTS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEASONS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 42649103032     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-007-0460-7     Document Type: Article

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