Effects of task organization on the independent play of students with autism spectrum disorders

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 913-925

  Mavropoulou, Sophia ^a   Papadopoulou, Eleni ^b   Kakana, Domna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b Special School   (Greece)

Author keywords

Autism; Independence; On task behavior; Teacher prompting; Visual structure

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; PLAY THERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SPECIAL EDUCATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL MEMORY;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; TEACHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79959858384     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-1116-6     Document Type: Article

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