Environmental enrichment as an effective treatment for autism: A randomized controlled trial

Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 487-497

  Woo, Cynthia C ^a   Leon, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Enriched environment; Olfaction; Sensory stimulation; Tactile

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; OLFACTORY STIMULUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSORY STIMULATION; TACTILE STIMULATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84879768753     PISSN: 07357044     EISSN: 19390084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0033010     Document Type: Article

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