Sensory abnormalities in autism. A brief report

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 795-800

  Klintwall, Lars ^a   Holm, Anette ^a,b   Eriksson, Mats ^a,b   Carlsson, Lotta Höglund ^a,b   Olsson, Martina Barnevik ^a,c   Hedvall, Åsa ^a,b   Gillberg, Christopher ^d   Fernell, Elisabeth ^a,d,e  

^a Autism Centre for Young Children   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c PRIMA   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^e SKARABORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Children; Sensory abnormalities

Indexed keywords

ANGER; ARTICLE; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; AUTISM; AUTOMUTILATION; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLD SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEAT SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; LEARNING STYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; NOCICEPTION; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SENSORY STIMULATION; SENSORY SYSTEM EXAMINATION; SLEEP DISORDER; SPEECH AND LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT; STEREOTYPY; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD LANGUAGE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; PAIN; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SENSATION DISORDERS; SLEEP DISORDERS; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR;

EID: 79851513707     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2010.10.021     Document Type: Article

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