Preschool based JASPER intervention in minimally verbal children with Autism: Pilot RCT

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1050-1056

  Goods, Kelly Stickles ^a   Ishijima, Eric ^b   Chang, Ya Chih ^b   Kasari, Connie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Intervention; Minimally verbal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTURE; HUMAN; JOINT ATTENTION SYMBOLIC PLAY ENGAGEMENT AND REGULATION; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PLAY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPEECH THERAPY; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; FEMALE; GESTURES; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84877923175     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1644-3     Document Type: Article

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