Reducing rapid eating in teenagers with autism: Use of a pager prompt

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 107-111

  Anglesea, Melissa M ^a   Hoch, Hannah ^a,b   Taylor, Bridget A ^a  

^a Alpine Learning Group

^b Alpine Learning Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Pager prompts; Rapid eating; Stimulus control

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; EDUCATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT; VIBRATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CUES; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENERALIZATION, RESPONSE; HUMANS; MALE; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); VIBRATION;

EID: 42349106936     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2008.41-107     Document Type: Article

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