Sensory sensitivities of Gifted children

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 288-295

  Gere, Douglas R ^a   Capps, Steve C ^a   Mitchell, D Wayne ^a   Grubbs, Erin ^a  

^a MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Environment; Gifted; Sensation; Sensation disorders; Sensory gating

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649516052     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.63.3.288     Document Type: Article

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