Interventions for toddlers with autism spectrum disorder: A meta-analysis of single-subject experimental studies

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 36, Issue , 2017, Pages 79-92

  Debodinance, Ellen ^a   Maljaars, Jarymke ^a   Noens, Ilse ^a   Van den Noortgate, Wim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Five level meta analysis; Intervention; Single subject design; Toddler

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; COMMUNICATION SKILL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EARLY INTERVENTION; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; METHODOLOGY; PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 85012048362     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: 18780237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2017.01.010     Document Type: Article

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