Sensory integration and the perceptual experience of persons with autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 77-90

  Iarocci, Grace ^a   McDonald, John ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Multisensory processing; Perceptual theories; Sensory integration

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEARNING; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MENTAL DISEASE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; SENSATION; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VIDEORECORDING;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; HUMANS; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; SENSATION DISORDERS;

EID: 33645999658     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-005-0044-3     Document Type: Article

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