Predicting optimal preference assessment methods for individuals with developmental disabilities

Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 107-114

  Thomson, Kendra M ^a   Czarnecki, Diana ^a   Martin, Toby L ^a   Yu, C T ^a,b   Martin, Garry L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b St Amant Centre   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

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