The effectiveness of a cross-setting complementary staff- and parent-mediated early intensive behavioral intervention for young children with ASD

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1479-1492

  Fava, Leonardo ^a,b   Strauss, Kristin ^a,b   Valeri, Giovanni ^b,c   D'Elia, Lidia ^b,c   Arima, Serena ^d   Vicari, Stefano ^b,c  

^a Fondazione Handicap: Dopodinoi Onlus   (Italy)

^b Autism Research Centre Una Breccia Nel Muro   (Italy)

^c BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Early intensive behavioral intervention; Parent training; Treatment fidelity; Treatment progress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY INTERVENTION; ECLECTICISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; MALE; PLAY THERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 79958045772     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: 18780237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2011.02.009     Document Type: Article

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