Comparing spoken language treatments for minimally verbal preschoolers with autism spectrum disorders

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 418-431

  Paul, Rhea ^b   Campbell, Daniel ^a   Gilbert, Kimberly ^c   Tsiouri, Ioanna ^d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF LARISSA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Autism; Communication; Intervention; Language; Speech; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEECH THERAPY; THERAPY EFFECT;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTS; LANGUAGE THERAPY; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOCABULARY;

EID: 84877584294     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1583-z     Document Type: Article

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