Understanding Challenging Behaviour: Perspectives of Children and Adolescents with a Moderate Intellectual Disability

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 317-325

  Byrne, Alison ^a   Hennessy, Eilis ^b  

^a Hospitaller Order of St John of God   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Behavioural intentions; Challenging behaviour; Children's understanding; Intellectual disability; Qualitative analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 67249125786     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2008.00465.x     Document Type: Article

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