The effects of a high-probability request sequencing technique in enhancing transition behaviors

Education and Treatment of Children

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 507-516

  Banda, Devender R ^a   Kubina Jr , Richard M ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; High p request sequencing; Transitions; Verbal prompts

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749530903     PISSN: 07488491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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