Behavioural and developmental interventions for autism spectrum disorder: A clinical systematic review

PLoS ONE

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

  Ospina, Maria B ^a   Seida, Jennifer Krebs ^a   Clark, Brenda ^b   Karkhaneh, Mohammad ^a   Hartling, Lisa ^a   Tjosvold, Lisa ^a   Vandermeer, Ben ^a   Smith, Veronica ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EYE HAND COORDINATION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; HUMAN; IMITATION; INTELLIGENCE; MENTAL CAPACITY; META ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SENSORIMOTOR INTEGRATION; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIALIZATION; STEREOTYPY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; EDUCATION; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SPEECH THERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COMMUNICATION; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); EDUCATION, SPECIAL; HUMANS; INFANT; LANGUAGE THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOTHERAPY; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 56649115703     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0003755     Document Type: Review

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