Brief report: Planning problems in autism at the level of motor control

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 99-107

  Hughes, Claire ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; PLANNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MOTOR SKILLS; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0029926391     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02276237     Document Type: Article

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