Treatments for autism: Parental choices and perceptions of change

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1373-1382

  Bowker, Anne ^a   D'Angelo, Nadia M ^a   Hicks, Robin ^b   Wells, Kerry ^c  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b St Lawrence College   (Canada)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autism; Parent perception; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; FLUVOXAMINE MALEATE; HALOPERIDOL; PAROXETINE; RISPERIDONE; SECRETIN; SERTRALINE;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; DIET; FAMILY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSIC THERAPY; NEUROFEEDBACK; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; ONLINE SYSTEM; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PARENT; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSORY SYSTEM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIAL EDUCATION; SPEECH THERAPY; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PERCEPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 82755189790     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-1164-y     Document Type: Article

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