Altered tactile processing in children with autism spectrum disorder

Autism Research

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 616-620

  Tavassoli, Teresa ^a   Bellesheim, Katherine ^b   Tommerdahl, Mark ^c   Holden, Jameson M ^c   Kolevzon, Alexander ^a   Buxbaum, Joseph D ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

autism spectrum disorder; GABA; inhibition; tactile processing

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID;

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPULSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TACTILE STIMULATION;

EID: 84974851291     PISSN: 19393792     EISSN: 19393806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aur.1563     Document Type: Article

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