Group social skills interventions for adults with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders: A systematic review

Autism

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 874-886

  Spain, Debbie ^a,b   Blainey, Sarah H ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adults; Aspergers syndrome; autism spectrum; group therapy; interventions; social skills

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; AUTISM; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; COMPREHENSION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LONELINESS; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; REVIEW; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL COGNITION; SOCIAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; GROUP THERAPY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; HUMANS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; SOCIAL SKILLS;

EID: 84942115336     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361315587659     Document Type: Review

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