Promoting the Social and Communicative Behavior of Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Review of Parent-Implemented Intervention Studies

Topics in Early Childhood Special Education

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 90-104

  Meadan, Hedda ^a   Ostrosky, Michaelene M ^b   Zaghlawan, Hasan Y ^b   yu, Seonyeong ^b  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

autism spectrum disorder (ASD); disability populations; families; intervention

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449355105     PISSN: 02711214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0271121409337950     Document Type: Article

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