Parent-mediated early intervention for young children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD)

Evidence-Based Child Health

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2380-2479

  Oono, Inalegwu P ^a   Honey, Emma J ^b,c   Mcconachie, Helen ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Complex Neurodevelopmental Disorders Services ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c TYNE AND WEAR NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COMPREHENSION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY INTERVENTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENT; PARENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SATISFACTION; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SPEECH THERAPY; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84888039829     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15576272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ebch.1952     Document Type: Article

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