Improving socialization for high school students with ASD by using their preferred interests

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2121-2134

  Koegel, Robert ^a   Kim, Sunny ^a   Koegel, Lynn ^a   Schwartzman, Ben ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; High school; Inclusion; Social

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; MALE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIALIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PEER GROUP; RECREATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIALIZATION; STUDENTS;

EID: 84883196848     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-013-1765-3     Document Type: Article

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