Volitional change in children with autism: A single-case design study of the impact of hippotherapy on motivation

Occupational Therapy in Mental Health

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 192-200

  Taylor, Renee R ^a   Kielhofner, Gary ^a   Smith, Caitlin ^a   Butler, Sherri ^a   Cahill, Susan M ^a   Ciukaj, Monica D ^a   Gehman, Melanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal assisted therapy; Autism; Hippotherapy; Horse; Model of Human Occupation

Indexed keywords

EID: 72449165876     PISSN: 0164212X     EISSN: 15413101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01642120902859287     Document Type: Article

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