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Behavioural principles

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From:

NICE Guideline CG142 - Autism spectrum disorder in adults: diagnosis and management

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Ideas, such as reinforcement and function of behaviour, that underlie behavioural therapies and underpin many interventions teaching adaptive skills for community living for autistic people, including those with behaviour that challenges.

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