Contrasting Illness and Behavioral Models for the Treatment of Autistic Children: A Historical Perspective.

Lovaas, O. Ivar

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ERIC Number: EJ238784

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Publication Date: 1979-Dec

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Contrasting Illness and Behavioral Models for the Treatment of Autistic Children: A Historical Perspective.

Lovaas, O. Ivar

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v9 n4 p315-23 Dec 1979

The author reviews the history of the behavioral approach in treatment of autistic children and contrasts aspects of the disease or illness model with the learning or behavioral model. He states that the disease model failed in identifying the cause and in providing effective treatment for autism. (CL)

Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, History, Models, Theories

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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