Assessing preferred work among adults with autism beginning supported jobs: Identification of constant and alternating task preferences

Behavioral Interventions

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 161-177

  Lattimore, L Perry ^a   Parsons, Marsha B ^a   Reid, Dennis H ^a  

^a Carolina Behavior Analysis and Support Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR; CLEANING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; MALE; SOCIAL WORK; STIMULUS; WORK CAPACITY;

EID: 0037700661     PISSN: 10720847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bin.138     Document Type: Article

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