The TEACCH program for children and adults with autism: A meta-analysis of intervention studies

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 940-953

  Virues Ortega, Javier ^a   Julio, Flávia M ^a   Pastor Barriuso, Roberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

Author keywords

Autism; Meta analysis; Outcome research; TEACCH

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AUTISM; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION SKILL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMITATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; META ANALYSIS; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PERCEPTION; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SKILL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AA-PEP; ADOLESCENT AND ADULT PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL PROFILE; ASD; AUTISM; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS; CI; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EFFECT SIZE; ES; M-P-R; MERRILL-PALMER-REVISED SCALES OF DEVELOPMENT; META-ANALYSIS; OUTCOME RESEARCH; PEP-R; PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL PROFILE REVISED; TEACCH; TREATMENT AND EDUCATION OF AUTISTIC AND RELATED COMMUNICATION HANDICAPPED CHILDREN; VABS; VINELAND ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR SCALE;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84883166495     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: 18737811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2013.07.005     Document Type: Review

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