Effects of music-based social stories on comprehension and generalization of social skills in children with autism spectrum disorders: A randomized effectiveness study

Arts in Psychotherapy

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 331-337

  Schwartzberg, Edward Todd ^a   Silverman, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism Spectrum Disorders; Comprehension; Music Therapy; Randomized; Social skills; Social stories

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL LEARNING; STORYTELLING; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 84880745213     PISSN: 01974556     EISSN: 18735878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2013.06.001     Document Type: Article

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