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Foreword | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Self-Regulation in Infants and Children | |
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Normal Development of Regulatory Processes in Infancy | |
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What Is a Regulatory Disorder? | |
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Outcomes of Regulatory-Disordered Infants | |
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Early Symptoms and Their Relationship to Later Diagnostic Outcomes | |
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Impact of Early Symptoms on Later Developmental Outcome | |
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Self-Regulation | |
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Sleep Problems | |
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Feeding | |
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Attention | |
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Sensory Processing | |
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Attachment/Emotional Functioning | |
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Types of Regulatory Problems | |
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Case Example of Hypersensitive, Fearful and Cautious Type | |
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Case Example of Hypersensitive, Negative and Defiant Type | |
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Case Example of Underreactive, Withdrawn and Self-Absorbed Type | |
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Case Example of Hypersensitive, Motorically Disorganized Type | |
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Summary | |
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References | |
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Assessment of Regulatory Problems in Children | |
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Assessment Strategies for the Regulatory-Disordered Infant | |
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The Intake Interview | |
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The Home Visit | |
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Clinical Assessment of the Child | |
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Self-Regulation and Sensory Processing and Reactivity | |
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Parent Report Measures | |
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Instruments for Direct Clinical Observation of the Child | |
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Child Temperament: Parent Report Measures | |
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Sustained Attention | |
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Parent Report Measures | |
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Instruments for Direct Clinical Observation of the Child | |
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Parent-Child Interactions | |
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Case Example of Assessment Process | |
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Background History | |
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Tests Administered | |
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General Observations | |
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Test Results | |
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Case Summary | |
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Recommendations | |
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Summary | |
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References | |
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The Therapeutic Process: Working through the Parents | |
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The Family-Centered Approach: Addressing the Concerns of Parents | |
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Parent Guidance | |
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Sensory Integrative Therapy Approach | |
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Child-Centered Activity | |
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Description of Child-Centered Activity (CCA) | |
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Goals of CCA | |
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Instructions in How to Teach CCA | |
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The Process of Therapy | |
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Role of the Therapist in CCA | |
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Therapeutic Challenges in Application of CCA | |
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Debriefing about the Process | |
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Modifications of CCA to Accommodate Family and Child Needs | |
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Examples of Responses Parents Have Had to CCA | |
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Research Examining the Effectiveness of Treatment Approaches | |
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Case Examples | |
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A Challenging Case Example of a Child with Attachment Disorder | |
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Case Example of Child with Developmental Delays and High Irritability | |
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Summary | |
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References | |
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Treatment of Irritability and Other Mood-Regulation Problems | |
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What Is an Emotion? | |
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Cognitive Appraisal | |
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Reading of Social Cues | |
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Perceptual Understanding of Facial Expressions | |
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Predicting One's Own Behavior and That of Others | |
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Physiological Aspects of Emotion | |
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Mediation of Emotion via Autonomic Responses | |
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The Specificity of Emotions | |
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Autonomic Responses Associated with Discrete Emotions | |
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The Polyvagal Theory of Emotion | |
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Neural Mechanisms Underlying Physiological Changes | |
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Expression of Emotion | |
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Universality of Emotional Expression | |
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Developmental Differences in Affective Expression | |
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The Socialization of Emotions | |
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The Inhibition of Affective Expression | |
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Neural Mechanisms Mediating Affective Expression | |
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Modulation of Emotion and Mood States | |
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Regulation of Negative Affects | |
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Emotion Regulation and Adaptation | |
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The Role of Arousal in the Socialization of Emotions | |
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Mood Regulation | |
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A Developmental-Structuralist Approach to Organizing Sensory and Affective Experiences | |
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Level of Engagement: Homeostasis and Attachment | |
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Level of Intentional, Interactive, Organized Behavior and Affects | |
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Level of Representational Elaboration and Differentiation | |
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Application of Developmental-Structuralist Model | |
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Level of Homeostasis and Engagement | |
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Problems at the Level of Intentional, Interactive, Organized Behavior and Affects | |
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Level of Representational Elaboration and Differentiation | |
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Treatment Approaches | |
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Case Example | |
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Summary | |
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References | |
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Treatment of Sleep and Separation Problems | |
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Sleep Problems in Children | |
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Impact of Sleep Problems on Development | |
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Development of Sleep-Wake Cycles | |
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Self-Soothing and the Process of Sleep | |
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Where Children Sleep, the Sleep Environment, and Cultural Beliefs about Sleep | |
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Types of Sleep Disorders in Children | |
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The Hypersensitive Child | |
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The Child Who Craves Movement | |
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Problems with Attachment and Separation/Individuation | |
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Evaluating Sleep Problems in the Child | |
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Management of Sleep Problems | |
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Separation Games that Help Support Sleep: Suggestions for Parents | |
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Case Example of a Long-Standing Sleep Problem: When "Nothing Works" | |
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Case Example: Resolving Sleep Problems through Parent-Child Psychotherapy and Sensory Integration Activities | |
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Evaluation Findings | |
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The Intervention | |
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Summary | |
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References | |
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Treatment of Feeding Disorders in Children | |
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The Developmental Stages of Eating | |
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Development of Homeostasis As It Pertains to Feeding | |
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Problems with Homeostasis that Affect Feeding | |
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Impact of Early Feeding Problems on Parent-Child Dynamics | |
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The Assessment Process | |
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Treatment Intervention | |
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Attachment Disorder | |
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Refusal to Eat in an 18-Month-Old Boy | |
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History | |
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The Assessment | |
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The Treatment Program | |
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Food Aversions and Behavioral Resistance at Mealtime | |
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The Assessment | |
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The Treatment Program | |
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Summary | |
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References | |
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Treatment of Attentional Problems | |
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Types of Attentional Problems | |
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Hyperactivity | |
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Autism | |
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Regulatory Disorders | |
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The Processes that Underlie Attention | |
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What Is Attention? Some Historical Perspectives | |
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Arousal, Alerting, and Sensory Registration | |
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The Orienting Reflex or the "What-Is-It?" Reaction | |
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Habituation and Interest | |
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Role of Stimulus Characteristics in Attention | |
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The Neuronal Model | |
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Sustained Attention: Attention Getting and Attention Holding | |
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The Role of Effort in Attentional Tasks | |
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Selective Attention: Screening and Selection | |
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Motivation, Persistence, and Self-Control | |
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Treatment Applications | |
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Techniques to Improve Arousal and Alerting for Focused Attention | |
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Things to Do to Help Develop Motivation, Self-Control, and Sustained Attention | |
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Cognitive Activities that Help Children with ADHD | |
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Case Example of Child with Attentional Problems | |
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The Assessment | |
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The Treatment Process | |
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Summary | |
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References | |
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Treatment of Sensory-Processing Problems | |
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Sensory-Integrative Dysfunction | |
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The Concepts of Sensory Defensiveness and Sensory Dormancy | |
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The Tactile System | |
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Tactile Dysfunction | |
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Tactile Defensiveness | |
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Tactile Hyposensitivities | |
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How Tactile Problems Evolve Over Time | |
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Treatment Approaches for Children with Somatosensory Dysfunction | |
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The Vestibular and Proprioceptive Systems | |
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Vestibular-Based Problems | |
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Treatment Approaches to Address Vestibular Problems in Children | |
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Case Description of the Gravitationally Insecure Child with Developmental Dyspraxia | |
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Case Example of Treatment Approach with Child with Pervasive Developmental Disorder | |
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Presenting Concerns | |
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History | |
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Clinical Findings | |
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Impressions | |
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The Treatment Plan | |
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The Treatment Program | |
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Summary | |
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References | |
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Infant-Toddler Symptom Checklist: Long Version | |
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Functional Emotional Assessment Scale | |
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Sensorimotor History Questionnaire for Preschoolers | |
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Index | |