Attachment and symbolic play in preschoolers with autism spectrum disorders

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1321-1328

  Marcu, Inbal ^a   Oppenheim, David ^a   Koren Karie, Nina ^a   Dolev, Smadar ^a   Yirmiya, Nurit ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Attachment; Autism; Symbolic play

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLAY THERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); HUMANS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SYMBOLISM;

EID: 69049113865     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-009-0747-y     Document Type: Article

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