Nature of motor imitation problems in school-aged males with autism: How congruent are the error types?

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 6-12

  Vanvuchelen, Marleen ^a,d   Roeyers, Herbert ^b   De Weerdt, Willy ^c  

^a Paediatric Rehabilitation   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GESTURE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; IMITATION; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; VIDEOTAPE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; EDUCATION; HAND GRIP; HOSPITALIZATION; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; TIME PERCEPTION;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; GESTURES; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPACE PERCEPTION; TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 33847040061     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0012162207000047.x     Document Type: Article

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