Weighted vests' effect on social attention for toddlers with autism spectrum disorders

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 113-124

  Leew, Shirley V ^a   Stein, Nicole G ^b   Gibbard, W Ben ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

^c ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autistic disorder; Infancy and childhood; Sensory motor integration; Weighted vests

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTISM; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLOTHING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MORALITY; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECREATION;

ADULT; ATTENTION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLOTHING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; MORALS; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 77953279383     PISSN: 00084174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2182/cjot.2010.77.2.7     Document Type: Article

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