Assessment and treatment of stereotypic behavior in children with autism and other developmental disabilities: A thirty year review

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 422-430

  Digennaro Reed, Florence D ^a   Hirst, Jason M ^a   Hyman, Sarah R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Self stimulatory behavior; Stereotypy

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; DEMOGRAPHY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNISHMENT; REINFORCEMENT; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; STEREOTYPY; TOPOGRAPHY; VOCALIZATION;

EID: 80455174725     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: 18780237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2011.07.003     Document Type: Review

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