A kinematic analysis of how young adults with and without autism plan and control goal-directed movements

Motor Control

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 244-264

  Glazebrook, Cheryl M ^a   Elliott, Digby ^a   Lyons, James ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Manual aiming; Motor; Movement control

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; CARBAMAZEPINE; CITALOPRAM; CLOMIPRAMINE; DEXAMPHETAMINE; FLUOXETINE; LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM; PAROXETINE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; SERTRALINE; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM;

ACCELERATION; ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECELERATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE FORCE;

EID: 33750207359     PISSN: 10871640     EISSN: 15432696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/mcj.10.3.244     Document Type: Article

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