A systematic review of psychosocial interventions for adults with autism spectrum disorders

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 687-694

  Bishop Fitzpatrick, Lauren ^a   Minshew, Nancy J ^b   Eack, Shaun M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Asperger's; Pervasive developmental disorder; Therapy; Treatment

Indexed keywords

APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS; AUTISM; CASE STUDY; COMMUNITY BASED INTERVENTION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SOCIAL COGNITION TRAINING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84876453308     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1615-8     Document Type: Review

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