Cutoffs for the Matson Evaluation of Social Skills with Youngsters-II (MESSY-II) for typically developing children and for children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 798-802

  Matson, Johnny L ^a   Kozlowski, Alison M ^a   Neal, Daniene ^a   Worley, Julie A ^a   Fodstad, Jill ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; ASD; Children; MESSY II; Social skills

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASSERTIVENESS; AUTISM; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATSON EVALUATION OF SOCIAL SKILLS WITH YOUNGSTERS II; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

EID: 78650715707     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2010.09.008     Document Type: Article

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