The Search for an Early Intervention Outcome Measurement Tool in Autism

Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 71-80

  Fletcher Watson, S ^a   McConachie, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

autism spectrum disorder; behavioral assessment; intervention; joint attention; outcome measurement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; AUTISM; AUTISM ASSESSMENT; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL INTERACTION ALGORITHM SCORE; HUMAN; MACARTHUR COMMUNICATIVE DEVELOPMENT INVENTORY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SENSIBILITY; SOCIAL ORIENTING CONTINUUM AND RESPONSE SCALE; VALIDITY; VINELAND ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR SCALE;

EID: 85012873810     PISSN: 10883576     EISSN: 15384829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1088357615583468     Document Type: Article

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