Assessing aggression in persons with autism spectrum disorders: An overview

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 3269-3275

  Matson, Johnny L ^a   Cervantes, Paige E ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Assessment; Autism spectrum disorders; Functional assessment; Tests

Indexed keywords

ABERRANT BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; AGGRESSION; AUTISM; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER PROBLEM BEHAVIOR ADULT VERSION; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER PROBLEM BEHAVIOR CHILD VERSION; AUTISM TREATMENT NETWORK AGGRESSION QUESTIONNAIRE; BABY AND INFANT SCREEN FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM TRAIT PART 3; BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT SYSTEM FOR CHILDREN SECOND EDITION; BEHAVIOR PROBLEM INVENTORY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CHILDREN SCALE OF HOSTILITY AND AGGRESSION REACTIVE PROACTIVE; CLINICAL GLOBAL IMPRESSION SCALE; EARLY START DENVER MODEL; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT FOR REACTIVE AND PROACTIVE AGGRESSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NISONGER CHILD BEHAVIOR RATING FORM; OBSERVATION; OVERT AGGRESSION SCALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC BEHAVIOR SCALE; QUESTIONS ABOUT BEHAVIOR FUNCTION; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; STAFF OBSERVATION AGGRESSION SCALED REVISED; STRENGTH AND DIFFICULTY QUESTIONAIRE; VINELAND ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR SCALE; YOUNG ADULT; AGE; AUTISM ASSESSMENT; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER PROBLEM BEHAVIOR; BABY AND INFANT SCREEN FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM TRAIT; BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT; BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT SYSTEM FOR CHILDREN; DEVELOPMENTAL DIMENSIONAL AND DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW; EARLY START DENVER MODEL BEHAVIOR RATING SCALE; OTHER INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; QUESTION ABOUT BEHAVIOR FUNCTION; REPORT INSTRUMENT FOR REACTIVE AND PROACTIVE AGGRESSION; STAFF OBSERVATION AGGRESSION SCALE; STRENGTH AND DIFFICULTY QUESTIONNAIRE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; HUMANS;

EID: 84906773715     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2014.08.004     Document Type: Review

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