Randomized controlled effectiveness trial of executive function intervention for children on the autism spectrum

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 374-383

  Kenworthy, Lauren ^a,b   Anthony, Laura Gutermuth ^a,b   Naiman, Daniel Q ^c   Cannon, Lynn ^d   Wills, Meagan C ^a   Luong Tran, Caroline ^a   Werner, Monica Adler ^d   Alexander, Katie C ^d   Strang, John ^a   Bal, Elgiz ^a   Sokoloff, Jennifer L ^a   Wallace, Gregory L ^e  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^d Ivymount School   (United States)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; CBT; executive function; intervention; RRBI

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL SKILLS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 84897477819     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12161     Document Type: Article

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