Response to Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention for autism-An umbrella approach to issues critical to treatment individualization

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 39, Issue C, 2014, Pages 49-58

  Fava, Leonardo ^a   Strauss, Kristin ^a,b  

^a Umbrella Association for Treatment and Research in Autism and Related Conditions   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autism; Early intensive behavioral intervention; Individualization; Outcome; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AUTISTIC DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; HUMAN; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); HUMANS; INDIVIDUALIZED MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84930725967     PISSN: 07365748     EISSN: 1873474X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2014.05.004     Document Type: Article

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