The relationship of challenging behaviors to severity and symptoms of autism spectrum disorders

Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-44

  Matson, Johnny L ^a   Wilkins, Jonathan ^a   Ken, Jennifer Mac ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Challenging behaviors; Children

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011184109     PISSN: 19315864     EISSN: 19315872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19315860802611415     Document Type: Article

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