A comparison of general and specific instructions to promote task engagement and completion by a young man with asperger syndrome

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 113-116

  Bouxsein, Kelly J ^a   Tiger, Jeffrey H ^a,b   Fisher, Wayne W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; General versus specific instructions; Goal setting; On task behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION; CASE REPORT; EDUCATION; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

ADULT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; REINFORCEMENT, VERBAL;

EID: 42349083094     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2008.41-113     Document Type: Article

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