Javier Virues Ortega

Research

Autism Spectrum Disorder Meta-Analysis

Latest papers

Effect of cognitive training targeting associative memory in the elderly: a small randomized trial and a longitudinal evaluation.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2013
The TEACCH program for children and adults with autism: a meta-analysis of intervention studies.
Clinical psychology review · 2013 · first author
Descriptive analysis of the verbal behavior of a therapist: a known-group validity analysis of the putative behavioral functions involved in clinical interaction.
Behavior therapy · 2011 · first author

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Establishing Accurate Phonetic Performance in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
CIHR · 2013 · Supervisor
$17,500
Effective Psychosocial Interventions for Autism: Synthesis and Knowledge Translation
CIHR · 2013 · Nominated PI
$45,090

All 2 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Effect of cognitive training targeting associative memory in the elderly: a small randomized trial and a longitudinal evaluation.

Garcia-Campuzano MT, Virues-Ortega J, Smith S, Moussavi Z

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society2013

DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12574 PMID: 24329837

02

The TEACCH program for children and adults with autism: a meta-analysis of intervention studies.

Virues-Ortega J, Julio FM, Pastor-Barriuso R

Clinical psychology review2013First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2013.07.005 PMID: 23988454

03

Descriptive analysis of the verbal behavior of a therapist: a known-group validity analysis of the putative behavioral functions involved in clinical interaction.

Virues-Ortega J, Montaño-Fidalgo M, Froján-Parga MX, Calero-Elvira A

Behavior therapy2011First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2010.12.004 PMID: 22035985

Establishing Accurate Phonetic Performance in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder

SupervisorCIHR2013Master's Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Leung, Jaime

Keywords: Autism; Language Learning; Phonetic Pronunciation; Reinforcement; Shaping; Verbal Attempts

$17,500

Effective Psychosocial Interventions for Autism: Synthesis and Knowledge Translation

Nominated PICIHR2013Knowledge Synthesis Grant

Principal investigators: Virues Ortega, Javier; Cornick, Angela

Keywords: Autism Spectrum Disorder; Meta-Analysis

$45,090

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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