Number and controllability of reinforcers as predictors of individual outcome for children with autism receiving early and intensive behavioral intervention: A preliminary study

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 493-499

  Klintwall, Lars ^a   Eikeseth, Svein ^a  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Applied behavior analysis; Autism; Early intervention; Predicting outcome; Reinforcers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EARLY AND INTENSIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; REINFORCEMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; STEREOTYPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80455173948     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: 18780237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2011.07.009     Document Type: Article

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