Social stories™ improve the on-task behavior of children with language impairment

Journal of Early Intervention

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 250-264

  Schneider, Naomi ^a   Goldstein, Howard ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory visual support systems; Autism; Challenging behaviors; Language impairment; Single participant research; Social Stories

Indexed keywords

EID: 69549113427     PISSN: 10538151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1053815109339564     Document Type: Article

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