A preliminary randomized controlled trial of two social skills interventions for youth with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders

Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 147-157

  Lerner, Matthew D ^a   Mikami, Amori Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

high functioning autism; psychotherapy research; randomized controlled trial; social skills intervention; treatment effectiveness evaluation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRIENDSHIP; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOMETRIC STATUS; STAFF TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84864967040     PISSN: 10883576     EISSN: 15384829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1088357612450613     Document Type: Article

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