Improving social initiations in young children with autism using reinforcers with embedded social interactions

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1240-1251

  Koegel, Robert L ^a   Vernon, Ty W ^a   Koegel, Lynn K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dyadic orienting; Pivotal response treatment; Social engagement; Social intervention

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANGER; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTOMUTILATION; CAREGIVER; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMBEDDING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; SOCIAL AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SPEECH ARTICULATION;

AFFECT; ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 69049109758     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-009-0732-5     Document Type: Article

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