Assessment of the prerequisite skills for cognitive behavioral therapy in children with and without autism spectrum disorders

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 992-1000

  Lickel, Athena ^a   MacLean Jr , William E ^a   Blakeley Smith, Audrey ^b   Hepburn, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asperger's syndrome; Autism; Autism spectrum disorders; Cognitive behavioral therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; THINKING;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84863859727     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-011-1330-x     Document Type: Article

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