Innovative technology-based interventions for autism spectrum disorders: A meta-analysis

Autism

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 346-361

  Grynszpan, Ouriel ^a,b   Weiss, Patrice L ^c   Perez Diaz, Fernando ^b   Gal, Eynat ^c  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b CNRS USR 3246 ^*  (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

autism spectrum disorders; computer; innovative technology; meta analysis; remediation; robotics; systematic review; training; virtual reality

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EXPERIMENTAL THERAPY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY BASED INTERVENTION; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; VIRTUAL REALITY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; FEMALE; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROCEDURES; TECHNOLOGY; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPY;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; ROBOTICS; TECHNOLOGY; THERAPIES, INVESTIGATIONAL; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPY;

EID: 84899076012     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361313476767     Document Type: Review

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