Utilization of sensory information in intellectual disabilities

Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 463-473

  Horvat, Michael ^a   Croce, Ron ^b   Zagrodnik, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Intellectual disabilities; Learning; Sensory information; Stability

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956010664     PISSN: 1056263X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10882-009-9182-4     Document Type: Article

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