Meta-analysis of social skills interventions of single-case research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders: Results from three-level HLM

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1701-1716

  Wang, Shin Yi ^a   Parrila, Rauno ^a   Cui, Ying ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Hierarchical linear modeling; Meta analysis; Social skills interventions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DSM-IV; EFFECT SIZE; GENDER; HUMAN; MEDLINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCINFO; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 84879228223     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1726-2     Document Type: Article

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