Electrodermal and behavioral responses of children with autism spectrum disorders to sensory and repetitive stimuli

Autism Research

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 468-480

  Mccormick, Carolyn ^a   Hessl, David ^a   Macari, Suzanne L ^b   Ozonoff, Sally ^a   Green, Cherie ^c   Rogers, Sally J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Psychophysiology; Repetitive behaviors; Sensory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW REVISED; AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC OBSERVATION SCHEDULE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPULSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULLEN SCALE OF EARLY LEARNING; PARENT; PILOT STUDY; PLAY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPETITIVE BEHAVIORS SCALE REVISED; SENSORY PROFILE SHORT; SENSORY STIMULATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RECREATION; STIMULATION;

CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84905869269     PISSN: 19393792     EISSN: 19393806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aur.1382     Document Type: Article

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