Social Skills Training for Adolescents with Autism: Important Issues and Future Directions. Presented by Marjorie Solomon, Ph.D., from the UC Davis MIND Institute on April 28, 2010. Dr. Solomon discusses her current research and community efforts in social skills training of adolescents with neurodevelopmental disabilities at the MIND Institute.

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