Brief report: Significant differences in perceived odor pleasantness found in children with ASD

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 524-527

  Hrdlicka, Michal ^a   Vodicka, Jan ^b   Havlovicova, Marketa ^a   Urbanek, Tomas ^c   Blatny, Marek ^c   Dudova, Iva ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARDUBICE   (Czech Republic)

^c INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Asperger's syndrome; Autism; Olfactory; Pleasantness; Sensory abnormalities; Sniffin' sticks

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CHILD; CINNAMON; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOVE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; HIGH FUNCTIONING AUTISM; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; ODOR; ODOR PLEASANTNESS; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PINEAPPLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; SMELLING DISORDER; SNIFFIN'S STICKS TEST; UNPLEASANT SENSATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ODORS; OLFACTORY PERCEPTION; PLEASURE; SMELL;

EID: 79955993088     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-1084-x     Document Type: Article

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