The Interplay Between Sensory Processing Abnormalities, Intolerance of Uncertainty, Anxiety and Restricted and Repetitive Behaviours in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 943-952

  Wigham, Sarah ^a   Rodgers, Jacqui ^a   South, Mikle ^b   McConachie, Helen ^a   Freeston, Mark ^a,c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TYNE AND WEAR NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Autism spectrum disorder; Intolerance of uncertainty; Repetitive behaviours; Sensory processing abnormalities

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW REVISED; CAREGIVER; CHILD; COMPULSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTOLERANCE OF UNCERTAINTY; LOCOMOTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTED AND REPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SENSORY PROCESSING ABNORMALITY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; ANXIETY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SENSATION; SENSATION DISORDERS; STEREOTYPY; UNCERTAINTY;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SENSATION; SENSATION DISORDERS; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84925481842     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-014-2248-x     Document Type: Article

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