Sign language and motor functioning in students with autistic disorder

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 437-466

  Seal, Brenda C ^a   Bonvillian, John D ^b  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; APRAXIA; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COORDINATION; FEMALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGN LANGUAGE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APRAXIAS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; EDUCATION OF MENTALLY RETARDED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; ORIENTATION; SIGN LANGUAGE; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 0030872804     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025809506097     Document Type: Review

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