Effectiveness of Community-Based Early Intervention Based on Pivotal Response Treatment

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1858-1872

  Smith, Isabel M ^a   Flanagan, Helen E ^b   Garon, Nancy ^c   Bryson, Susan E ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Early intervention; Pivotal Response Treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; COGNITION; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; LANGUAGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84929965022     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-014-2345-x     Document Type: Article

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