Functional assessment of problem behavior in children with autism spectrum disorders: A summary of 32 outpatient cases

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 363-372

  Love, Jessa R ^a   Carr, James E ^b   LeBlanc, Linda A ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Behavioral treatment; Descriptive assessment; Functional analysis; Functional assessment; Problem behavior

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; OUTPATIENTS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 58549091071     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-008-0633-z     Document Type: Article

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