Should we change targets and methods of early intervention in autism, in favor of a strengths-based education?

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 815-825

  Mottron, Laurent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autism; Autistic strengths; Early intensive behavioral intervention; Intelligence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; COMPULSION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EARLY INTERVENTION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTERVENTION STUDY; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PROBLEM BEHAVIOR; PROFESSIONALISM; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SPEECH DEVELOPMENT; VALIDATION STUDY; WELLBEING; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; FEMALE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE;

EID: 85011884656     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: 1435165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-017-0955-5     Document Type: Article

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