Promoting constructive engagement by two boys with autism spectrum disorders and high functioning through behavioral interventions

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 376-380

  Stasolla, Fabrizio ^a   Damiani, Rita ^b   Caffò, Alessandro O ^b  

^a Centro Ricerche Lega del Filo d'Oro   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Behavioral interventions; Constructive engagement; Multi elements baseline design; Stereotyped behaviors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONSTRUCTIVE ENGAGEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MICROCOMPUTER; MULTIMEDIA; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; READING; SCHOOL CHILD; STEREOTYPY; STIMULATION; WRITING;

EID: 84893276872     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: 18780237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2013.12.020     Document Type: Article

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