Evidence-based social skills training for adolescents with autism spectrum disorders: The UCLA PEERS program

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1025-1036

  Laugeson, Elizabeth A ^a   Frankel, Fred ^a   Gantman, Alexander ^a   Dillon, Ashley R ^a,b   Mogil, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PALO ALTO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Asperger's disorder; Autism; Friendship; PEERS; Social skills

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASSERTIVENESS; AUTISM; AWARENESS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COOPERATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MOTIVATION; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL COGNITION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863875067     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-011-1339-1     Document Type: Article

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