Teaching play skills to young children with autism

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 74-90

  Jung, Sunhwa ^a   Sainato, Diane M ^b  

^a OTTERBEIN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Instructional strategies; Play skills

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; CHILD; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEARNING; LEISURE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIALIZATION; TEACHING;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEARNING; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIALIZATION; TEACHING;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873919995     PISSN: 13668250     EISSN: 14699532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13668250.2012.732220     Document Type: Review

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