Computer-based interventions to improve social and emotional skills in individuals with autism spectrum disorders: A systematic review

Developmental Neurorehabilitation

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 119-135

  Ramdoss, Sathiyaprakash ^a   MacHalicek, Wendy ^b   Rispoli, Mandy ^c   Mulloy, Austin ^d   Lang, Russell ^e   O'Reilly, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asperger's; Autism; Computer based; Social skills

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; COMPUTER BASED INTERVENTION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; EMOTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; HUMAN; IDENTITY; LEARNING; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WECHSLER MEMORY SCALE;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 84859721229     PISSN: 17518423     EISSN: 17518431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17518423.2011.651655     Document Type: Article

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