Improving Social Engagement and Initiations Between Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Their Peers in Inclusive Settings

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 220-227

  Koegel, Lynn K ^a   Vernon, Ty W ^a   Koegel, Robert L ^a   Koegel, Brittany L ^a   Paullin, Anne W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

autism; inclusion; initiations; peers; social communication; socialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866009277     PISSN: 10983007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1098300712437042     Document Type: Article

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