Adaptive response of children and adolescents with autism to the 2009 earthquake in L'Aquila, Italy

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 954-960

  Valenti, Marco ^a   Ciprietti, Tiziana ^b   Egidio, Claudia Di ^b   Gabrielli, Maura ^b   Masedu, Francesco ^a   Tomassini, Anna Rita ^b   Sorge, Germana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b The Il Cireneo Foundation for Autism   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adaptive behaviour; Autism spectrum disorder; Intensive behavioural intervention; Post disaster adaptation; Post traumatic stress disorder; Resiliency

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARTHQUAKE; HUMAN; ITALY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REHABILITATION CARE; SOCIALIZATION; VINELAND ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOUR SCALE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; EARTHQUAKES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84863859135     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-011-1323-9     Document Type: Article

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