Practitioner Review: Self-injurious behaviour in children with developmental delay

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1042-1054

  Oliver, Chris ^a   Richards, Caroline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

applied behaviour analysis; autism spectrum disorder; behaviour dysregulation; behavioural phenotype; genetic syndrome; intellectual disability; Self injury

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; CHILD; COMPLICATION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHILD; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84941937807     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12425     Document Type: Article

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