Efficacy of Sensory and Motor Interventions for Children with Autism

@article{Baranek2002EfficacyOS,
  title={Efficacy of Sensory and Motor Interventions for Children with Autism},
  author={Grace T. Baranek},
  journal={Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders},
  year={2002},
  volume={32},
  pages={397-422},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:16449130}
}
The sensory and motor difficulties often manifested in autism are summarized, and the scientific basis of various sensory andMotor interventions used with this population of children are evaluated.
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