What is the evidence for environmental causes of challenging behaviors in persons with intellectual disabilities and autism spectrum disorders?

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 693-698

  Matson, Johnny L ^a   Kozlowski, Alison M ^a   Worley, Julie A ^a   Shoemaker, Mary E ^a   Sipes, Megan ^a   Horovitz, Max ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Challenging behaviors; Experimental functional analysis; Functional assessment; Maintaining variables; QABF

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COMMUNICATION SKILL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; SENSORY STIMULATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL RETARDATION; PREVALENCE;

EID: 79851510487     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2010.11.012     Document Type: Article

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