Parent-assisted group treatment for friendship problems of children with autism spectrum disorders

Brain Research

Volumn 1380, Issue , 2011, Pages 240-245

  Frankel, Fred ^a   Whitham, Cynthia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Child treatment intervention; Social skills treatment

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ANXIETY DISORDER; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDREN FRIENDSHIP TRAINING; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; FRIENDSHIP; HUMAN; LEARNING; LEARNING DISORDER; MOOD DISORDER; OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER; OUTPATIENT CARE; PEER GROUP; PLAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TRAINING;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); HUMANS; PARENTING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; TEACHING;

EID: 79952317435     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.09.047     Document Type: Review

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