Behaviorally Based Interventions for Teaching Social Interaction Skills to Children with ASD in Inclusive Settings: A Meta-analysis

Journal of Behavioral Education

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 223-248

  Camargo, Síglia Pimentel Höher ^a   Rispoli, Mandy ^b   Ganz, Jennifer ^c   Hong, Ee Rea ^d   Davis, Heather ^c   Mason, Rose ^e  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

ASD; Inclusive education; Meta analysis; Single case research; Social skills interventions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84945208550     PISSN: 10530819     EISSN: 15733513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10864-015-9240-1     Document Type: Article

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