The effects of age and treatment intensity on behavioral intervention outcomes for children with autism spectrum disorders

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1014-1022

  Granpeesheh, Doreen ^a   Dixon, Dennis R ^a   Tarbox, Jonathan ^a   Kaplan, Andrew M ^a   Wilke, Arthur E ^a  

^a Center for Autism and Related Disorders   (United States)

Author keywords

Applied behavior analysis; Autism spectrum disorders; Intensive behavioral intervention

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY INTERVENTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68749113706     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2009.06.007     Document Type: Article

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