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Effects of Frequency of Photic Stimulation upon Autistic and Retarded Children.

The article reports on the result of the study about effects of frequency of photic stimulation upon autistic and retarded children in the U.S. The study found out that the response rate of autistic children were related to the frequency of stimulation. Retarded children revealed no such consistency...

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Published in:American Journal of Mental Deficiency Vol. 81; no. 1; pp. 32 - 41
Main Authors: Frankel, Fred, Freeman, Betty Jo, Ritvo, Edward, Chikami, Barbara, Carr, Everett
Format: Article
Published: American Association on Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Jul1976
Subjects:
Research
Children with intellectual disabilities
Autistic children
Brain stimulation
Brain function localization
United States
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article reports on the result of the study about effects of frequency of photic stimulation upon autistic and retarded children in the U.S. The study found out that the response rate of autistic children were related to the frequency of stimulation. Retarded children revealed no such consistency. Photic stimulation can increase the probability of a response because it increases the general activity level of the subject.