Improvements in social and adaptive functioning following short-duration PRT program: A clinical replication

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2862-2870

  Ventola, Pamela ^a   Friedman, Hannah E ^a   Anderson, Laura C ^a   Wolf, Julie M ^a   Oosting, Devon ^a   Foss Feig, Jennifer ^a   McDonald, Nicole ^a   Volkmar, Fred ^a   Pelphrey, Kevin A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive skills; Early intervention; Intervention; Outcome; Pivotal Response Treatment; Social communication skills

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW REVISED; AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC OBSERVATION SCHEDULE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION OF LANGUAGE FUNDAMENTALS PRESCHOOL 2; CLINICAL GLOBAL IMPRESSION SCALE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNICATION SKILL; DIFFERENTIAL ABILITY SCALES II; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PIVOTAL RESPONSE TREATMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL RESPONSIVENESS SCALE SECOND EDITION; SPEECH THERAPY; VINELAND ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR SCALES II SURVEY FORM; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL SKILLS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84910155100     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-014-2145-3     Document Type: Article

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