Effects of a weighted vest on problem behaviors during functional analyses in children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 529-538

  Quigley, Shawn P ^a,c   Peterson, Lloyd ^a,d   Frieder, Jessica E ^b   Peterson, Stephanie ^a,c  

^a IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Armstrong Atlantic State University   (United States)

^c WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Compass LLC ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Functional analyses; Functional communication training; Sensory Integration; Weighted vests

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BODY WEIGHT; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSORIMOTOR INTEGRATION; SENSORY INTEGRATION THERAPY; SENSORY STIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; WEIGHTED VEST;

EID: 77957348874     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2010.06.019     Document Type: Article

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