Frameworks for behavioral interventions.
This article examines two frameworks for behavioral interventions, namely the developmental stages in friendship skills with remedial strategies for each stage, and modifications to Cognitive Behavior Therapy to accommodate the unusual profile of cognitive skills of people with Asperger disorder.
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Asperger's Syndrome Clinic, Post Office Box 224, Petrie, Queensland 4502, Australia. anthonyattwood@compuserve.com
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D020817:Asperger Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009633:Nonverbal Communication; D010379:Peer Group; D012919:Social Behavior