Unintentional stimulus control during the treatment of pica displayed by a young man with autism

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 350-359

  Falcomata, Terry S ^a   Roane, Henry S ^b   Pabico, Robert R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Marcus Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Overselectivity; Pica; Stimulus control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; MALE; PICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STIMULUS;

EID: 35548958758     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2006.12.004     Document Type: Article

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