Salivary oxytocin concentrations in seven boys with autism spectrum disorder received massage from their mothers: a pilot study

Salivary oxytocin concentrations in seven boys with autism spectrum disorder received massage from their mothers: a pilot study

Seven male children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), aged 8 – 12 years, attending special education classrooms for ASD and disabled children, were assigned to receive touch therapy. Their mothers were instructed to provide gentle touch in the massage style of the International Liddle Kidz Associ...

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Main Authors: Shuji eTsuji, Teruko eYuhi, Kazumi eFuruhara, Shogo eOhta, Yuto eShimizu, Haruhiro eHigashida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
Massage
Mothers
Autism Spectrum Disorder
touch therapy
Salivary oxytocin
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyt.2015.00058/full

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