Evaluating progress in behavioral programs for children with autism spectrum disorders via continuous and discontinuous measurement

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-71

  Cummings, Anne R ^a,b   Carr, James E ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Central East Autism Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Continuous measurement; Discontinuous measurement; Skill acquisition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; TIME;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 70449721273     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2009.42-57     Document Type: Article

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