Understanding the sensory experiences of young people with autism spectrum disorder: A preliminary investigation

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 171-180

  Ashburner, Jill ^a,b   Bennett, Laura ^b   Rodger, Sylvia ^b   Ziviani, Jenny ^b,c  

^a Research and Ash Development   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c Children's Allied Health Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Qualitative research; Sensory processing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CUES; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSATION DISORDERS;

EID: 84878632576     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: 14401630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1440-1630.12025     Document Type: Article

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