Randomized comparative trial of a social cognitive skills group for children with autism spectrum disorder

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 208-216.e1

  Soorya, Latha V ^a   Siper, Paige M ^b   Beck, Todd ^a   Soffes, Sarah ^b   Halpern, Danielle ^b   Gorenstein, Michelle ^b   Kolevzon, Alexander ^b   Buxbaum, Joseph ^b   Wang, A Ting ^b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

autism; cognitive behavioral intervention; social cognition; social communication; social skills groups

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION RECOGNITION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PLAY THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL COGNITION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; THEORY OF MIND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROUP THERAPY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NEW YORK; RECREATION;

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHILD; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NEW YORK; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SKILLS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84923564767     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: 15275418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2014.12.005     Document Type: Article

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