Temperament and sensory features of children with autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2271-2284

  Brock, M E ^a,d   Freuler, A ^b   Baranek, G T ^b   Watson, L R ^b   Poe, M D ^a   Sabatino, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Developmental delay; Sensory processing and reactivity; Temperament

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSORY SYSTEM; TEMPERAMENT;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSATION; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 84867893369     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1472-5     Document Type: Article

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