Videogames and Young People With Developmental Disorders

Review of General Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 122-140

  Durkin, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ADHD; Asperger syndrome; autism; developmental disorders; dopamine; specific language impairment; videogames

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953855254     PISSN: 10892680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019438     Document Type: Article

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