Producing meaningful improvements in problem behavior of children with autism via synthesized analyses and treatments

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 16-36

  Hanley, Gregory P ^a   Jin, C Sandy ^a   Vanselow, Nicholas R ^a   Hanratty, Laura A ^a  

^a WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

autism; compliance; delay tolerance; functional analysis; functional communication; open ended interviews; severe problem behavior; social validity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84897615890     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: 19383703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jaba.106     Document Type: Article

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