Helping children with autism spectrum disorders and their families: Are we losing our occupation-centred focus?

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 276-280

  Rodger, Sylvia ^a   Ashburner, Jill ^b   Cartmill, Linda ^c   Bourke Taylor, Helen ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Autism Queensland   (Australia)

^c OT Australia   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Evidence; Family centred practice; Occupation centred practice; Sensory integration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FAMILY HEALTH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STANDARD;

AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FAMILY HEALTH; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77955135635     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: 14401630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2010.00877.x     Document Type: Article

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