Discriminating children with autism from children with learning difficulties with an adaptation of the Short Sensory Profile

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 179, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 383-394

  O'Brien, Justin ^a   Tsermentseli, Stella ^a   Cummins, Omar ^a   Happé, Francesca ^b   Heaton, Pamela ^c   Spencer, Janine ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Learning difficulties; Sensory processing; Sensory Profile

Indexed keywords

EID: 69149090676     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004430701567926     Document Type: Article

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