Parent-delivered touchscreen intervention for children with fragile X syndrome

Intractable and Rare Diseases Research

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 166-177

  María, Díez Juan ^a,b   Schneider, Andrea ^a,b   Phillips, Tiffany ^a   Lozano, Reymundo ^a   Tassone, Flora ^a,c   Solomon, Marjorie ^a   Hagerman, Randi J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Sant Joan de Deu   (Spain)

^c UC Davis ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

educational applications; innovative therapy; parent training; Touchscreen devices

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; MELATONIN; MINOCYCLINE; SERTRALINE;

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEVELOPMENTAL LANGUAGE DISORDER; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FETAL HYDANTOIN SYNDROME; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; FRUSTRATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOBILE APPLICATION; MUTISM; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP DISORDER; SPEECH THERAPY;

EID: 85010160378     PISSN: 21863644     EISSN: 2186361x     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5582/irdr.2014.01026     Document Type: Article

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