A program description of a community-based intensive behavioral intervention program for individuals with autism spectrum disorders

Education and Treatment of Children

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 259-285

  Leaf, Ronald B ^a   Taubman, Mitchell T ^a   McEachin,, John J ^a   Leaf, Justin B ^a   Tsuji, Kathleen H ^a  

^a Autism Partnership   (United States)

Author keywords

Applied behavior analysis; Autism; Behavioral intervention; Discrete trial teaching; Outcome; Program description

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051607635     PISSN: 07488491     EISSN: 19348924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/etc.2011.0012     Document Type: Article

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