Self-reported Pleasantness Ratings and Examiner-Coded Defensiveness in Response to Touch in Children with ASD: Effects of Stimulus Material and Bodily Location

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 1528-1537

  Cascio, Carissa J ^a   Lorenzi, Jill ^b,c   Baranek, Grace T ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affective; Defensiveness; Pleasantness; Self report; Tactile; Touch

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DOUBLE DISSOCIATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SENSORY DEFENSIVENESS; STIMULUS; TOUCH; ADOLESCENT; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; EMOTION; FEMALE; MALE; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; SELF REPORT; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TOUCH;

EID: 84964005657     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-013-1961-1     Document Type: Article

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