The effects of lag schedules and preferred materials on variable responding in students with autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 421-428

  Lee, Ronald ^a,b   Sturmey, Peter ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b QSAC Day School   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral variability; Lag reinforcement schedules; Language training; Stimulus preference

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CASE REPORT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; SPEECH THERAPY; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VERBALIZATION;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); STUDENTS; TEACHING; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 33744786530     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-006-0080-7     Document Type: Article

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