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Applied Behavior Analysis for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

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Functional assessment, experimental functional analysis, operationally defining target behaviors, interval recording, and single case research designs will be the focus here. The unique aspects of operant evaluation and assessment methods, and how they can be applied to the evaluation of autism will be stressed.

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Furniss, F. (2009). Assessment Methods. In: Matson, J. (eds) Applied Behavior Analysis for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0088-3_3

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