Striking the right balance: Motor difficulties in children and adults with dyslexia

Dyslexia

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 358-373

  Brookes, Rebecca L ^a   Tinkler, Susie ^b   Nicolson, Roderick I ^c   Fawcett, Angela J ^d  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ADHD; Balance; Comorbidity; Dyslexia; Procedural learning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BALANCE DISORDER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; READING; SPELLING; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; POSTURAL BALANCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; READING;

EID: 78349261229     PISSN: 10769242     EISSN: 10990909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dys.420     Document Type: Article

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