Social and clinical effects of a leisure program on adults with autism spectrum disorder

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 246-253

  Garcia Villamisar, Domingo ^a   Dattilo, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Leisure; Therapeutic recreation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 77957336592     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2010.04.006     Document Type: Article

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