Assessing progress during treatment for young children with autism receiving intensive behavioural interventions

Autism

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 613-633

  Hayward, Diane ^a   Eikeseth, Svein ^b   Gale, Catherine ^a   Morgan, Sally ^a  

^a UK Young Autism Project   (United Kingdom)

^b OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

autism; behavioural interventions; children; outcome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE TEST; MALE; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; PARENTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77449145968     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361309340029     Document Type: Article

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