Effectiveness of a novel community-based early intervention model for children with autistic spectrum disorder

American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 504-523

  Smith, Isabel M ^a   Koegel, Robert L ^b   Koegel, Lynn K ^b   Openden, Daniel A ^c   Fossum, Kristin L ^a   Bryson, Susan E ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CANADA; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

CANADA; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 79952109057     PISSN: 19447558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/1944-7558-115.6.504     Document Type: Article

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