Social skills improvement in children with high-functioning autism: A pilot randomized controlled trial

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 433-442

  Baghdadli, A ^a,b   Brisot, J ^a,b   Henry, V ^a,b   Michelon, C ^a,b   Soussana, M ^a,b   Rattaz, C ^a,b   Picot, M C ^a  

^a MONTPELLIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b University of Montpellier   (France)

Author keywords

Controlled trials; Facial emotion recognition; High functioning autism; Quality of life; Social skills training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEISURE ACTIVITIES GROUP BASED PROGRAM; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKILL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SKILLS TRAINING GROUP BASED PROGRAM;

EID: 84880303228     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: 1435165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-013-0388-8     Document Type: Article

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