Characteristics of social skills for adults with intellectual disability, autism and PDD-NOS

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 207-213

  Matson, Johnny L ^a   Dempsey, Timothy ^a   LoVullo, Santino V ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; ASD; Intellectual disability; MESSIER; Social skills

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BLINDNESS; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATSON EVALUATION OF SOCIAL SKILLS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SEVERE RETARDATION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SOCIAL ISOLATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 56449113628     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2008.05.006     Document Type: Article

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