Pebbles, rocks, and boulders: The implementation of a school-based social engagement intervention for children with autism

Autism

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 985-994

  Locke, Jill ^a   Wolk, Courtney Benjamin ^b   Harker, Colleen ^a   Olsen, Anne ^c   Shingledecker, Travis ^b   Barg, Frances ^b   Mandell, David ^b   Beidas, Rinad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

autism; implementation; schools; social engagement intervention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; CHILD; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ENGLAND; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 85030237674     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361316664474     Document Type: Article

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