Improving question-asking initiations in young children with autism using pivotal response treatment

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 816-827

  Koegel, Robert L ^a   Bradshaw, Jessica L ^a   Ashbaugh, Kristen ^a   Koegel, Lynn Kern ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Early intervention; Initiations; Motivation; Pivotal response treatment; Question asking

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PIVOTAL RESPONSE TREATMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKILL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIALIZATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84896392569     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-013-1932-6     Document Type: Article

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