Implications of behavioral momentum theory for intervention in autism spectrum disorder

Autism Service Delivery: Bridging the Gap Between Science and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 353-374

  DeLeon, Iser G ^a   Podlesnik, Christopher A ^b   Miller, Jonathan R ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2656-5_13     Document Type: Chapter

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