RCT of a manualized social treatment for high-functioning autism spectrum disorders

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1297-1310

  Lopata, Christopher ^a,c   Thomeer, Marcus L ^b,c   Volker, Martin A ^a   Toomey, Jennifer A ^b   Nida, Robert E ^c   Lee, Gloria K ^a   Smerbeck, Audrey M ^a   Rodgers, Jonathan D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b Summit Educational Resources   (United States)

^c CANISIUS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

High functioning autism spectrum disorders; Manualized treatment; Social development; Social skills intervention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH FUNCTIONING AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; PARENTHOOD; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL MEDICINE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COMPREHENSION; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MANUAL COMMUNICATION; PARENTS; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78549235021     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-0989-8     Document Type: Article

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