Impact of cognitive behavioral therapy on observed autism symptom severity during school recess: A preliminary randomized, controlled trial

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 2264-2276

  Wood, Jeffrey J ^a   Fujii, Cori ^a   Renno, Patricia ^a   Van Dyke, Marilyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Cognitive behavioral therapy; School observations; School aged children

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONALITY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; OBSERVATION; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; PSYCHOLOGY; RECREATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SCHOOLS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84906327335     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-014-2097-7     Document Type: Article

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