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Autism and Developmental Disorders
2016. Vol. 14, no. 4, 68–76
doi:10.17759/autdd.2016140409
ISSN: 1994-1617 / 2413-4317 (online)

Update on behavioral interventions for autism and developmental disabilities

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C. Kasari

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Abstract

An uptick in the number of rigorous tests of different interventions conducted in real-world settings with outcomes focused on core deficits bodes well for wide dissemination and implementation by nonspecialists in the community. Pilot and un¬controlled data on prevention and mechanism await further rigorous testing before conclusions can be drawn.

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Keywords: autism spectrum disorder, behavioral interventions, developmental disabilities

Journal rubric: Education & Intervention Methods

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/autdd.2016140409

For citation: Kasari C. Update on behavioral interventions for autism and developmental disabilities. Autizm i narusheniya razvitiya = Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2016. Vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 68–76. DOI: 10.17759/autdd.2016140409. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)

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Information About the Authors

Connie Kasari, international expert on autism, Semel Institute, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, USA, e-mail: kasari@gseis.ucla.edu

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