Assessing sensory processing dysfunction in adults and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A scoping review

Brain Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2017, Pages

  DuBois, Denise ^a,b   Lymer, Erin ^b   Gibson, Barbara E ^a,c   Desarkar, Pushpal ^a,b   Nalder, Emily ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c University of Toronto   (Canada)

^d March of Dimes Canada Ontario March of Dimes   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adult; Autism spectrum disorder; Best practice; Clinical guidelines; Evidence based practice; Interdisciplinary; Sensory processing; Sensory reactivity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GLASGOW SENSORY QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NEUROIMAGING; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SENSORY ANALYSIS; SENSORY BEHAVIOUR SCHEDULE; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SENSORY OVER RESPONSIVITY SCALE; SENSORY PROCESSING QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSORY REACTIVITY IN AUTISM SPECTRUM; SENSORY SENSITIVITY QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSORY STIMULATION; SENSORY SYSTEM; SHORT SENSORY PROFILE;

EID: 85029166514     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20763425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/brainsci7080108     Document Type: Review

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