Improving Functional Language and Social Motivation with a Parent-Mediated Intervention for Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 2443-2458

  Bradshaw, Jessica ^a,b,c   Koegel, Lynn Kern ^b,c   Koegel, Robert L ^b,c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Early intervention; Pivotal response treatment; Social communication; Toddlers

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC OBSERVATION SCHEDULE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; EARLY INTERVENTION; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PIVOTAL RESPONSE TREATMENT PROGRAM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIALIZATION; TODDLER; TREATMENT DURATION; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; INFANT; MOTIVATION; PARENT; PROCEDURES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MOTIVATION; PARENTS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 85019862673     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-017-3155-8     Document Type: Article

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