Increasing play and decreasing the challenging behavior of children with autism during recess with activity schedules and task correspondence training

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 547-555

  Machalicek, Wendy ^a   Shogren, Karrie ^b   Lang, Russell ^b   Rispoli, Mandy ^b   O'Reilly, Mark F ^b   Franco, Jesse Hetlinger ^b   Sigafoos, Jeff ^c  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Activity schedule; Autism; Correspondence training; Picture cues; Play; Playground; Recess

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LEARNING STYLE; LEISURE; MALE; PLAY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPECIAL EDUCATION; TEACHING;

EID: 60849103469     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2008.11.003     Document Type: Article

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