Establishing metaphorical reasoning in children with autism

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 913-920

  Persicke, Angela ^a   Tarbox, Jonathan ^a   Ranick, Jennifer ^a   St Clair, Megan ^a  

^a Center for Autism and Related Disorders   (United States)

Author keywords

Metaphors; Multiple exemplar training; Non literal language; Relational frame theory; Verbal behavior

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; AUTISM; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LITERATURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKILL; STIMULUS GENERALIZATION; TEACHING; THINKING; TRAINING; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84855266093     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: 18780237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2011.12.007     Document Type: Article

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