Excessive daytime sleep: Behavioral assessment and intervention in a child with autism

Behavior Modification

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 548-555

  Friedman, Abby ^a   Luiselli, James K ^a  

^a MAY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Behavioral intervention; Excessive daytime sleep; Sleep problems

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EDUCATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOMNOLENCE; WAKEFULNESS;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DISORDERS OF EXCESSIVE SOMNOLENCE; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 44649191679     PISSN: 01454455     EISSN: 15524167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145445507312187     Document Type: Article

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