Effektiv gruppbehandling lär barn med autism att umgås

Social färdighetsträning i grupp med metoden Kontakt för barn och ungdomar med autismspektrumtillstånd har en positiv effekt på såväl social kognition som adaptiva förmågor. Den påverkar även funktionsnivå och symtomgrad, skriver psykologen Nora Choque Olsson och professor Sven Bölte, som har utvärderat metoden i kliniska studier.

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