The effects of an abolishing operation intervention component on play skills, challenging behavior, and stereotypy

Behavior Modification

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 267-289

  Lang, Russell ^a   O'Reilly, Mark ^b   Sigafoos, Jeff ^c   Machalicek, Wendy ^d   Rispoli, Mandy ^e   Lancioni, Giulio E ^f   Aguilar, Jeannie ^b   Fragale, Christina ^b  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^e TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abolishing operation; Autism; Challenging behavior; Motivating operation; Play; Stereotypy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PLAY THERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REINFORCEMENT; SATIETY;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PLAY THERAPY; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SATIATION; STEREOTYPIC MOVEMENT DISORDER;

EID: 77953740281     PISSN: 01454455     EISSN: 15524167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145445510370713     Document Type: Article

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