A review of treatments for deficits in social skills and self-help skills in autism spectrum disorder

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 431-441

  Flynn, Lorna ^a   Healy, Olive ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Self help skills; Social skills

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMMUNICATION SKILL; HUMAN; PEER GROUP; PLAY THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; REVIEW; SELF HELP; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 80455173963     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: 18780237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2011.06.016     Document Type: Review

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