A Comparison of the Performance of Children With and Without Autism on the Sensory Profile

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 530-537

  Kientz, Mary Alhage ^a,b   Dunn, Winnie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation process; Occupational therapy; Sensory integrative dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSATION;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSATION;

EID: 0031184365     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.51.7.530     Document Type: Article

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