Behavioral treatment of autistic persons: A review of research from 1980 to the present

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 433-465

  Matson, Johnny L ^a   Benavidez, Debra A ^b   Compton, Lesley Stabinsky ^b   Paclawskyj, Theodosia ^b   Baglio, Chris ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030297935     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-4222(96)00030-3     Document Type: Article

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