Social-Communication Intervention for Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Eye Gaze in the Context of Requesting and Joint Attention

Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 289-316

  Krstovska Guerrero, Ivana ^a,b   Jones, Emily A ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Eye gaze; Gaze shift; Joint attention; Requesting; Toddlers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961207309     PISSN: 1056263X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10882-015-9466-9     Document Type: Article

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