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The Effects Of Therapeutic Riding On Social Skills And Sensory Functioning In Children With Autism, Betsy Donahoe-Fillmore, Mary Insana Fisher, Christy Lee, Jordan Bevins, Cristin Carter, Stephanie Dailey, Kelsey Haynes, Allison Richard, Sarah Soboslay

Physical Therapy Faculty Publications

Purpose and Significance: Therapeutic riding (TR) is equine-assisted riding lessons that are adapted for people with a wide variety of impairments and is often used as an adjunct to traditional therapies. Previous research has shown that TR helped to improve sensory functioning, cognition and social skills in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) but sessions have typically been for 10-12 weeks. The purpose of this study was to investigate if social skills and sensory functioning improved after only 8 weeks of TR.

Subjects: Children were recruited from a local TR center. Participants included seven children (5M, 2F) with a diagnosis …

Stress And Coping In Families With A Child With Autism, Amy Marie Lyons

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

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Use Of The Revised Behavioral Summarized Evaluation To Differentiate Asperger's Syndrome From Autism, Lindsey Williams

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

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Autism--Causes, Probabilities, Possibilities, Barbara Lynn Harkins

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

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Autistic And Normal Children's Perception Of Facial And Nonfacial Features Under Conditions Of Direct And Indirect Gaze, George Arthur Kalogeris

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Autistic Children: Medical, Psychological And Educational Aspects, Lois Ann Lind

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

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