Can tactile sensory processing differentiate between children with autistic disorder and Asperger's disorder?

Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 25-30

  Ghanizadeh, Ahmad ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Asperger's disorder; Autism; Children; Discrimination; Perception; Sensory; Tactile

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SENSORY STIMULATION; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION;

EID: 79959575584     PISSN: 21588333     EISSN: 21588341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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