Children with autism and attention difficulties: A pilot study of the association between sensory, motor, and adaptive behaviors

Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 139-146

  Mattard Labrecque, Carolanne ^a,b   Ben Amor, Leila ^a,b   Couture, Mélanie M ^c,d  

^a Hotel Dieu de Levis Hospital   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptive behaviors; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Autism spectrum disorder; Motor skills; Sensory processing

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CARE; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SENSORY PROCESSING;

EID: 84876987439     PISSN: 17198429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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