Communication interventions for minimally verbal children with autism: A sequential multiple assignment randomized trial

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 635-646

  Kasari, Connie ^a   Kaiser, Ann ^b   Goods, Kelly ^c   Nietfeld, Jennifer ^b   Mathy, Pamela ^d   Landa, Rebecca ^e   Murphy, Susan ^f   Almirall, Daniel ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c First Five Los Angeles ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^e KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

autism spectrum disorders; communication intervention; minimally verbal; school aged; SMART design

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; COMMUNICATION AID; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPEECH ANALYSIS; SPEECH GENERATING DEVICE; SPONTANEOUS COMMUNICATIVE UTTERANCES; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; RECREATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84901241301     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: 15275418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2014.01.019     Document Type: Article

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