Quantitative assessment of neuromotor function in adolescents with high functioning autism and Asperger syndrome

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 948-959

  Freitag, Christine M ^a   Kleser, Christina ^a   Schneider, Marc ^a   Von Gontard, Alexander ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; High functioning autism; Neuromotor function

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; ORIENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISTIC DISORDER; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS;

EID: 34249070546     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-006-0235-6     Document Type: Article

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