A pilot study: Coordination of precision grip in children and adolescents with high functioning autism

Pediatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 205-211

  David, Fabian J ^a   Baranek, Grace T ^b   Giuliani, Carol A ^b   Mercer, Vicki S ^b   Poe, Michele D ^c   Thorpe, Deborah E ^b  

^a University of Illinois at Chicago   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Autistic disorders; Child; Hand physiology; Human movement system; Motor skills disorders; Muscle strength; Psychometric performance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; LOADING TEST; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PEDIATRIC PHYSIOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOMETRY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATAXIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HAND STRENGTH; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATAXIA; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67651102692     PISSN: 08985669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEP.0b013e3181a3afc2     Document Type: Article

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