Stereotyped motor behaviors associated with autism in high-risk infants: A pilot videotape analysis of a sibling sample

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-36

  Loh, Alvin ^a   Soman, Teesta ^a   Brian, Jessica ^a   Bryson, Susan E ^b   Roberts, Wendy ^a   Szatmari, Peter ^c   Smith, Isabel M ^b   Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie ^d  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autism; Early identification; Infants; Longitudinal study; Stereotyped motor behaviors

Indexed keywords

ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANTILE AUTISM; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RANDOMIZATION; SAMPLE; SIBLING; STANDARDIZATION; STEREOTYPY; VIDEORECORDING; VIDEOTAPE;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURE; RISK FACTORS; SIBLINGS; STEREOTYPIC MOVEMENT DISORDER; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 33846659894     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-006-0333-5     Document Type: Article

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