Development and pilot validation of a sensory reactivity scale for adults with high functioning autism spectrum conditions: Sensory Reactivity in Autism Spectrum (SR-AS)

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 103-110

  Elwin, Marie ^a   Schröder, Agneta ^a   Ek, Lena ^b   Kjellin, Lars ^a  

^a Örebro University   (Sweden)

^b Habilitation and Rehabilitation For Adults   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; SENSORY REACTIVITY IN AUTISM SPECTRUM; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; COMPLICATION; PILOT STUDY; SENSATION DISORDERS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; SELF REPORT; SENSATION DISORDERS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84949437448     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08039488.2015.1053984     Document Type: Article

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