The TEACCH program in the era of evidence-based practice

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 570-579

  Mesibov, Gary B ^a   Shea, Victoria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence based; TEACCH

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; AUTISM; AVERSION THERAPY; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMMUNICATION SKILL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY ANALYSIS; TREATMENT AND EDUCATION OF AUTISTIC AND RELATED COMMUNICATION HANDICAPPED CHILDREN; VISUAL INFORMATION; ADULT; AGE; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); EDUCATION, SPECIAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; NORTH CAROLINA; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956229862     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-009-0901-6     Document Type: Review

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