ASD intervention research in real world contexts: Refining single case designs

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1257-1264

  Bulkeley, Kim ^a   Bundy, Anita ^a   Roberts, Jacqueline ^b   Einfeld, Stewart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autism; Individualized intervention; Intervention fidelity; Outcome measurement; Repeated measures; Social validity

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECOLOGICAL VALIDITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLACEBO EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECOGNITION; REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84882360664     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: 18780237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2013.07.014     Document Type: Review

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