Cognitive behavioral therapy in high-functioning autism: Review and recommendations for treatment development

Evidence-Based Practices and Treatments for Children with Autism

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 197-230

  Wood, Jeffrey J ^a   Fujii, Cori ^a   Renno, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-6975-0_7     Document Type: Chapter

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