The undervalued role of over-regulation in autism: Chaos theory as a metaphor and beyond

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 224-230

  Cashin, Andrew ^a   Waters, Cheryl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asperger's disorder; Autism; Autistic disorder; Chaos theory

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUTISM; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LITERATURE; MALE; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARENT; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIALIZATION; THINKING; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CAUSALITY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COMMUNICATION; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; MALE; METAPHOR; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; PARENTS; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; SOCIALIZATION; THINKING; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 39049180153     PISSN: 10736077     EISSN: 17446171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6171.2006.00075.x     Document Type: Article

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