A case study of a five-year-old child with pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified using sound-based interventions

Occupational Therapy International

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-43

  Nwora, Amy J ^a   Gee, Bryan M ^b  

^a D'YOUVILLE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Case study; Developmental disability; Pediatric occupational therapy; The Listening Program

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUTISM; BODY MOVEMENT; CASE REPORT; CASE STUDY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVENTION STUDY; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LANGUAGE PROCESSING; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRETEST POSTTEST DESIGN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSORY STIMULATION; SINGING; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VIDEORECORDING; MUSIC THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MALE; MUSIC THERAPY;

EID: 65249111638     PISSN: 09667903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oti.263     Document Type: Article

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