Evidence review to investigate the support for subtypes of children with difficulty processing and integrating sensory information

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 391-402

  Davies, Patricia L ^a   Tucker, Rebecca ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b HCR Manor Care   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification; Psychomotor performance; Review; Sensation disorders; Sensory integrative dysfunction; Sensory processing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; REVIEW; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; MOTOR SKILLS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; SENSATION DISORDERS;

EID: 77954439418     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.2010.09070     Document Type: Review

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