Classification of children with autism spectrum disorder by sensory subtype: A case for sensory-based phenotypes

Autism Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 322-333

  Lane, Alison E ^a   Molloy, Cynthia A ^b   Bishop, Somer L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b Harrison Community Network   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Children; Classification; Model based cluster analysis; Phenotypes; Sensory; Short Sensory Profile; Subtypes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BODY POSTURE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ODOR; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTIVE FEEDBACK; SENSORY SYSTEM; TASTE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CLASSIFICATION; COMPLICATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX RATIO;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; SENSATION DISORDERS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84902779425     PISSN: 19393792     EISSN: 19393806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aur.1368     Document Type: Article

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