Choice and preference assessment research with people with severe to profound developmental disabilities: A review of the literature

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-15

  Cannella, Helen I ^a   O'Reilly, Mark F ^a   Lancioni, Giulio E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Challenging behavior; Choice interventions; Preference assessments; Profound developmental disabilities

Indexed keywords

DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDLINE; PLACE PREFERENCE; PSYCINFO; QUALITY OF LIFE; REINFORCEMENT; REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 10044256325     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2004.01.006     Document Type: Article

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