Treatment outcomes for severe feeding problems in children with autism spectrum disorder

Behavior Modification

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 520-536

  Laud, Rinita B ^a   Girolami, Peter A ^b   Boscoe, James H ^a,b   Gulotta, Charles S ^b  

^a KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Applied behavior analysis; Autism spectrum disorder; Evidenced based practices; Feeding disorder; Treatment outcomes

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EATING; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS OF CHILDHOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350641551     PISSN: 01454455     EISSN: 15524167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145445509346729     Document Type: Article

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