The effect of therapeutic horseback riding on social functioning in children with autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1261-1267

  Bass, Margaret M ^a   Duchowny, Catherine A ^b   Llabre, Maria M ^b  

^a Good Hope Equestrian Training Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Children; Equine assisted activities; Social functioning; Therapeutic horseback riding

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRACTIBILITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; HORSEBACK RIDING; HUMAN; INFANTILE AUTISM; MALE; MOTIVATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSORY SYSTEM; SITTING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANIMALS; ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; AWARENESS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HORSES; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPEECH THERAPY; SPORTS;

EID: 69049110879     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-009-0734-3     Document Type: Article

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