Using the virtual reality-cognitive rehabilitation approach to improve contextual processing in children with autism

The Scientific World Journal

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Wang, Michelle ^a   Reid, Denise ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COGNITION; COGNITIVE REHABILITATION; CONTEXTUAL PROCESSING; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REINFORCEMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; THERAPY EFFECT; VIRTUAL REALITY; VIRTUAL REALITY COGNITIVE REHABILITATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTUAL CLOSURE; PILOT PROJECTS; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84890107335     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/716890     Document Type: Article

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