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Peer reviewedLuscre, Deanna M.; Center, David B. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1996
This study of the outcomes of treatment of three children with autism, to reduce fear of dental examinations, found that the children could be trained through a combined desensitization, symbolic modeling, and reinforcement treatment package to undergo a dental exam in an analog setting, and the training could generalize somewhat to a clinical…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Autism, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification
