Social skills training for young adults with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders: A randomized controlled pilot study

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1094-1103

  Gantman, Alexander ^a   Kapp, Steven K ^b   Orenski, Kaely ^c   Laugeson, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; ASD; Autism; PEERS; Social skills

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPATHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LONELINESS; MALE; PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONELINESS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PILOT PROJECTS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863864237     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-011-1350-6     Document Type: Article

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