Early responsiveness to intensive behavioural intervention predicts outcomes among preschool children with Autism

International Journal of Disability, Development and Education

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 151-175

  Goin Kochel, Robin P ^a,b   Myers, Barbara J ^a   Hendricks, Dawn R ^a   Carr, Staci E ^a   Wiley, Shirley B ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Applied behaviour analysis; Autism spectrum disorders; Development; Early childhood; Education; Therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248545435     PISSN: 1034912X     EISSN: 1465346X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10349120701330404     Document Type: Article

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