The effects of social skills training on children with autism spectrum disorders and disruptive behavior disorders

Children's Health Care

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 311-332

  Mathews, Therese L ^a   Erkfritz Gay, Karyn N ^b   Knight, Jessica ^c   Lancaster, Blake M ^d   Kupzyk, Kevin A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Kishwaukee Community Hospital   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; CHECKLIST; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROBLEM BEHAVIORS SCALE; ROLE PLAYING; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SKILLS IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM; SOCIAL SKILLS SCALE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84889602909     PISSN: 02739615     EISSN: 15326888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02739615.2013.842458     Document Type: Article

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