Parent reports of sensory experiences of preschool children with and without autism: A qualitative study

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 172-181

  Dickie, Virginia A ^a   Baranek, Grace T ^a   Schultz, Beth ^b   Watson, Linda R ^a   McComish, Cara S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autistic disorders; Child; Motor activity; Preschool; Qualitative research; Sensation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PARENT; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SENSATION;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SENSATION;

EID: 66849141843     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.63.2.172     Document Type: Article

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