Factor structure of the Behavior Flexibility Rating Scale (BFRS)

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-66

  Pituch, Keenan A ^a   Green, Vanessa A ^b   Sigafoos, Jeff ^b   Itchon, Jonathan ^a   O'Reilly, Mark ^a   Lancioni, Giulio E ^c   Didden, Robert ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asperger's syndrome; Autism; Behavior flexibility rating scale; Down syndrome; Factor structure; Insistence on sameness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 34247895662     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2006.07.005     Document Type: Article

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