The effects of a weighted vest on aggressive and self-injurious behavior in a child with autism

Developmental Neurorehabilitation

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 210-215

  Davis, Tonya N ^a   Dacus, Sharon ^a   Strickland, Erica ^b   Copeland, Daelynn ^a   Chan, Jeffrey Michael ^c   Blenden, Kara ^a   Scalzo, Rachel ^a   Osborn, Staci ^a   Wells, Kellsye ^a   Christian, Krisann ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aggression; challenging behavior; self injurious behavior; sensory integration; Weighted vests

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTISM; AUTOMUTILATION; BITE; BODY ARMOR; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR; GESTURE; HUMAN; INJURY; INTEGRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SPECIAL EDUCATION; VOCALIZATION; WEIGHTED VEST;

AGGRESSION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CLOTHING; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84877722487     PISSN: 17518423     EISSN: 17518431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17518423.2012.753955     Document Type: Article

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