Play and joint attention of children with autism in the preschool special education classroom

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2152-2161

  Wong, Connie ^a,b   Kasari, Connie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Engagement; Joint attention; Play; Preschool special education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PLAY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKILL; SPECIAL EDUCATION; TEACHER; TEACHING;

ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84866729933     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1467-2     Document Type: Article

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