Aggression and tantrums in children with autism: A review of behavioral treatments and maintaining variables

Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 169-187

  Matson, Johnny ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Applied behavior analysis; Autism; Behavior modification; Children; Property destructions

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009579955     PISSN: 19315864     EISSN: 19315872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19315860902725875     Document Type: Article

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