Increasing social engagement in children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder using collaborative technologies in the school environment

Autism

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 317-339

  Bauminger Zviely, Nirit ^a   Eden, Sigal ^a   Zancanaro, Massimo ^b   Weiss, Patrice L ^c   Gal, Eynat ^c  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b FONDAZIONE BRUNO KESSLER   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

children with high functioning autism spectrum disorder; cognitive behavioral therapy; social engagement; technology

Indexed keywords

ANGER; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC OBSERVATION SCHEDULE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONVERSATION; COOPERATION; DRAWING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; RECOGNITION; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL COGNITION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SPECIAL EDUCATION; THEORY OF MIND; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

CHILDREN WITH HIGH-FUNCTIONING AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; THEORY OF MIND; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84878037783     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361312472989     Document Type: Article

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