Development of the Contextual Assessment of Social Skills (CASS): A role play measure of social skill for individuals with high-functioning autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1277-1286

  Ratto, Allison B ^a   Turner Brown, Lauren ^b   Rupp, Betty M ^a   Mesibov, Gary B ^b   Penn, David L ^a,b  

^a The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Autism spectrum disorders; Social skills

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTEXTUAL ASSESSMENT OF SOCIAL SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTURE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; ROLE PLAYING; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PHOBIA; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THEORY OF MIND; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82755161857     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-1147-z     Document Type: Article

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