Inclusion for toddlers with autism spectrum disorders: The first ten years of a community program

Autism

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 625-641

  Stahmer, Aubyn C ^a,b   Akshoomoff, Natacha ^a,b   Cunningham, Allison B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

autism spectrum disorders; community program; early intervention

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; FEMALE; GESTURE; GILLIAM AUTISM RATING SCALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; TODDLER;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGE FACTORS; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); EDUCATION, SPECIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SCHOOLS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80052740853     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361310392253     Document Type: Article

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