Effects of weighted vests on classroom behavior for children with autism and cognitive impairments

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 495-505

  Hodgetts, Sandra ^a   Magill Evans, Joyce ^a   Misiaszek, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autism; Classroom behavior; Participation; Sensory modulation; Weighted vests

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; FLUOXETINE; MELATONIN; RISPERIDONE;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOTHING; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; INSOMNIA; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE; WEIGHTED VEST;

EID: 77957372852     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2010.06.015     Document Type: Article

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