Improving motivation for academics in children with autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1057-1066

  Koegel, Lynn Kern ^a   Singh, Anjileen K ^a   Koegel, Robert L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Academics; Autism; Motivation; Pivotal response treatment

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MOTIVATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE; WRITING;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TEACHING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77956063508     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-0962-6     Document Type: Article

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