Targeting social skills deficits in an adolescent with pervasive developmental disorder

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 907-911

  Hagopian, Louis P ^a,b   Kuhn, David E ^a   Strother, Geri E ^b  

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

^b KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Differential reinforcement; Pervasive developmental disorder; Social skills training

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT; SOCIOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954997840     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2009.42-907     Document Type: Article

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