Impairments in sensory modulation in children with autistic spectrum disorder

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 357-364

  Adamson, Amanda ^a   O'Hare, Anne ^b   Graham, Catriona ^c  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c Queen's Medical Research Institute   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; MELATONIN; METHYLPHENIDATE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; VITAMIN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; AUTISM; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; ONSET AGE; PEDIATRICS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SENSORY SYSTEM EXAMINATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; TASTE DISCRIMINATION; UNITED KINGDOM; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION;

EID: 33748369647     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030802260606900803     Document Type: Article

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