Creative movement therapy benefits children with autism

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-5

  Hartshorn, Kristin ^a   Olds, Loren ^a   Field, Tiffany ^a   Delage, Jessie ^a   Cullen, Christy ^a   Escalona, Angelica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Movement; Therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 40949139989     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0300443011660101     Document Type: Article

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