A trial of an iPad™ intervention targeting social communication skills in children with autism

Autism

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 771-782

  Fletcher Watson, Sue ^a   Petrou, Alexandra ^b   Scott Barrett, Juliet ^a   Dicks, Pamela ^c   Graham, Catherine ^d   O'Hare, Anne ^a   Pain, Helen ^a   McConachie, Helen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

autism spectrum disorder; intervention; randomised controlled trial; social communication; technology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY INTERVENTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL COMMUNICATION SKILL; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PLAY THERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL COMPETENCE; SOFTWARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PLAY THERAPY; SOCIAL SKILLS; SOFTWARE; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84986249353     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361315605624     Document Type: Article

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