Context influences the motivation for stereotypic and repetitive behaviour in children diagnosed with intellectual disability with and without Autism

Background: Children are motivated to engage in stereotypic and repetitive behaviours for a number of reasons. Their motivation seems to change according to context, but little empirical evidence supports that observation. Interventions designed to reduce the behaviours may be improved by an increas...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Joosten, Annette, Bundy, A., Einfeld, S.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9392