Continuous access to competing stimulation as intervention for self-injurious skin picking in a child with autism

Child and Family Behavior Therapy

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 54-60

  Ladd, Mara V ^a   Luiselli, James K ^a   Baker, Lorianne ^a  

^a MAY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Home based intervention; Self injury; Skin picking

Indexed keywords

EID: 61649120596     PISSN: 07317107     EISSN: 1545228X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07317100802701400     Document Type: Article

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