Bridging the research-to-practice gap in autism intervention: An application of diffusion of innovation theory

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 597-609

  Dingfelder, Hilary E ^a   Mandell, David S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Community mental health; Diffusion of innovation; Implementation science; Intervention; Public schools

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; AUTISM; CHILD CARE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPATABILITY; COMPLEXITY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION THEORY; EARLY INTERVENTION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROGRAM; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MASS COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELATIVE ADVANTAGE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; THEORY CONSTRUCTION; THERAPY EFFECT; WORK EXPERIENCE;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH;

EID: 79955687478     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-1081-0     Document Type: Review

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