The relationship between stereotypic behavior and peer social interaction for children with severe disabilities

Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 88-95

  Lee, SoHyun ^a   Odom, Samuel L ^b,c  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Challenging behavior; Nonhandicapped peers; Social interaction; Stereotypic behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749106929     PISSN: 07491425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154079699602100204     Document Type: Article

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