Toward a narrower, more pragmatic view of developmental dyspraxia

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-81

  Steinman, Kyle J ^a   Mostofsky, Stewart H ^b,c   Denckla, Martha B ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autistic disorder; Developmental coordination disorder; Developmental language disorders; Dyspraxia; Ideomotor apraxia; Limb kinetic apraxia; Motor skills

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DEVELOPMENTAL COORDINATION DISORDER; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DEVELOPMENTAL DYSPRAXIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPRAXIA; GESTURE; HUMAN; INFANTILE AUTISM; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEWBORN DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SKILL; STROKE;

APRAXIAS; CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL;

EID: 75649138758     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073809342591     Document Type: Review

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