Preliminary findings of a telehealth approach to parent training in Autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2953-2969

  Vismara, Laurie A ^a   McCormick, Carolyn ^a   Young, Gregory S ^a   Nadhan, Anna ^b   Monlux, Katerina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Computers internet; Parent training; Telehealth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERNET; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKILL; TELEHEALTH; TRAINING; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD LANGUAGE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84888038381     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-013-1841-8     Document Type: Article

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