Is there a relationship between restricted, repetitive, stereotyped behaviors and interests and abnormal sensory response in children with autism spectrum disorders?

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 660-670

  Gabriels, Robin L ^a,b   Agnew, John A ^a,b   Miller, Lucy Jane ^c   Gralla, Jane ^a   Pan, Zhaoxing ^a   Goldson, Edward ^d   Ledbetter, James C ^d   Dinkins, Juliet P ^e   Hooks, Elizabeth ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Children's Hospital   (United States)

^c Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation   (United States)

^d Children's Hospital Association   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Autism spectrum disorders; Children; Repetitive behaviors; Sensory response

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SENSORY SYSTEM; STEREOTYPY;

EID: 51249122480     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2008.02.002     Document Type: Article

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