Interventions used with an Australian sample of preschool children with autism spectrum disorders

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1033-1041

  Carter, Mark ^a   Roberts, Jacqueline ^b   Williams, Katrina ^c   Evans, David ^d   Parmenter, Trevor ^e   Silove, Natalie ^f   Clark, Trevor ^g   Warren, Anthony ^g  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^g NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autism; Complementary and alternative medicine; Education; Parents; Survey; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUTISM; CHILD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSIC THERAPY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PLAY THERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPEECH THERAPY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 79952443360     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2010.11.009     Document Type: Article

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