The Use of an Antecedent-Based Intervention to Decrease Stereotypic Behavior in a General Education Classroom: A Case Study

Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 223-230

  Conroy, Maureen A ^a   Asmus, Jennifer M ^b   Sellers, Jennifer A ^a   Ladwig, Crystal N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 84993729315     PISSN: 10883576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/10883576050200040401     Document Type: Article

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