Do Functional Behavioral Assessments Improve Intervention Effectiveness for Students Diagnosed with ADHD? A Single-Subject Meta-Analysis

Journal of Behavioral Education

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 253-282

  Miller, Faith G ^a,b   Lee, David L ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Behavioral interventions; Functional assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881081327     PISSN: 10530819     EISSN: 15733513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10864-013-9174-4     Document Type: Article

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