Parent-implemented procedural modification of escape extinction in the treatment of food selectivity in a young child with Autism

Education and Treatment of Children

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 223-234

  Tarbox, Jonathan ^a   Schiff, Averil ^a   Najdowski, Adel C ^a  

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

Author keywords

Autism; Food selectivity; Parent training; Pediatric feeding disorders

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951153373     PISSN: 07488491     EISSN: 19348924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/etc.0.0089     Document Type: Article

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