Environmental fit: A model for assessing and treating problem behavior associated with curricular difficulties in children with autism spectrum disorders

Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 131-145

  Blakeley Smith, Audrey ^a   Carr, Edward G ^b   Cale, Sanja I ^c   Owen Deschryver, Jamie S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Curricular modification; Environmental fit; Problem behavior; School based intervention

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; ENVIRONMENTAL FIT; HUMAN; MODEL; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 68949126882     PISSN: 10883576     EISSN: 15384829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1088357609339032     Document Type: Article

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