Efficacy of cognitive behavior therapy-based social skills intervention for school-aged boys with autism spectrum disorders

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1282-1290

  Koning, Cyndie ^a,b   Magill Evans, Joyce ^a   Volden, Joanne ^a   Dick, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b GLENROSE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

ASD; Autism; Cognitive behavior therapy; Intervention; Social skills

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERSATION; FRIENDSHIP; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF MONITORING; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL LEARNING; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 84893711640     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: 18780237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2011.07.011     Document Type: Article

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