Stereotypy in autism: The importance of function

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 469-479

  Cunningham, Allison B ^a   Schreibman, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Functional analysis; Self stimulatory behavior; Stereotypy; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NOMENCLATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; SELF STIMULATION; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SENSORY STIMULATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STEREOTYPY; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 45149099214     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2007.09.006     Document Type: Article

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