Oral care and sensory over-responsivity in children with autism spectrum disorders

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 230-235

  Stein, Leah I ^a   Polido, José C ^b   Cermak, Sharon A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to health care; Autism spectrum disorder; Dental care for disabled; Occupational thearpy; Sensory disorders

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL PROCEDURE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOUTH HYGIENE; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; ORAL HYGIENE; PARENTS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSATION DISORDERS;

EID: 84880657408     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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