Intensive Behavioral Intervention for school-aged children with autism: Una Breccia nel Muro (UBM) - A Comprehensive Behavioral Model

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1273-1288

  Fava, Leonardo ^a,b   Vicari, Stefano ^b,c   Valeri, Giovanni ^b,c   D'Elia, Lidia ^b,c   Arima, Serena ^d   Strauss, Kristin ^a,b  

^a Associazione di Volontariato Una Breccia Nel Muro   (Italy)

^b Autism Treatment and Research Centre Una Breccia nel Muro   (Italy)

^c BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autism; Inclusive settings; Intensive Behavioral Intervention; Parent inclusion; School aged

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; EARLY INTERVENTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PARENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPEECH THERAPY; STAFF; TEACHER;

EID: 84861781484     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: 18780237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2012.03.011     Document Type: Article

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