Comparison of the Bender Gestalt-II and VMI-V in samples of typical children and children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 187-200

  Volker, Martin A ^a   Lopata, Christopher ^b   Vujnovic, Rebecca K ^a   Smerbeck, Audrey M ^a   Toomey, Jennifer A ^c   Rodgers, Jonathan D ^a   Schiavo, Audrey ^c   Thomeer, Marcus L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b CANISIUS COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Summit Educational Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

Asperger's disorder; Bender Gestalt Test II; Developmental Test of Visual Motor Integration; High functioning autism; Motor skills; Visual motor

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952469999     PISSN: 07342829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734282909348216     Document Type: Article

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