Intensive intervention for children and adolescents with autism in a community setting in Italy: A single-group longitudinal study

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health

Volumn 4, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Valenti, Marco ^a   Cerbo, Renato ^b   Masedu, Francesco ^a   De Caris, Marco ^c   Sorge, Germana ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b Reference Regional Centre for Autism   (Italy)

^c The Il Cireneo Foundation for Autism   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; COMMUNICATION SKILL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; ITALY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 77956470736     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17532000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1753-2000-4-23     Document Type: Article

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