An Analysis of Treatment Efficacy for Stereotyped and Repetitive Behaviors in Autism

Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 143-164

  Mulligan, Sarah ^a   Healy, Olive ^b   Lydon, Sinéad ^b   Moran, Laura ^a   Foody, Ciara ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Autism; Compulsive; Obsessive; Repetitive; Ritualistic; Stereotypy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84977109344     PISSN: 21957177     EISSN: 21957185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40489-014-0015-8     Document Type: Review

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