A pilot study of parent training in young children with autism spectrum disorders and disruptive behavior

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 829-840

  Bearss, Karen ^a   Johnson, Cynthia ^b   Handen, Benjamin ^c   Smith, Tristram ^d   Scahill, Lawrence ^e  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive skills; Autism; Disruptive behavior; Parent training

Indexed keywords

ABERRANT BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST IRRITABILITY SUBSCALE; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OBSERVATION; PARENT TRAINING PROGRAM; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SPECTRUM; TRAINING; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PARENTS; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84879464509     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1624-7     Document Type: Article

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