Assessment and Behavioral Treatment of Feeding and Sleeping Disorders in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 887-905

  Kodak, Tiffany ^a   Piazza, Cathleen C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS; AUTISM; BEDTIME FADING; BEDTIME ROUTINE; BEDTIME SCHEDULING; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHRONOTHERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EVALUATION; EXTINCTION THERAPY; FEEDING DISORDER; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; PARENTAL STRESS; PICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP TIME; TEACHING; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS OF CHILDHOOD; HUMANS; PICA; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS;

EID: 50449103116     PISSN: 10564993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2008.06.005     Document Type: Review

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