Measuring change in social interaction skills of young children with autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 593-605

  Cunningham, Allison B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Early intervention; Outcome; Social interaction

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW SCHEDULE; EARLY SOCIAL COMMUNICATION SCALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SKILL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL RESPONSIVENESS SCALE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDITY;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84859103722     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-011-1280-3     Document Type: Article

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