Internal model deficits impair joint action in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1526-1537

  Stoit, Astrid M B ^a   Van Schie, Hein T ^b   Riem, Madelon ^c,d   Meulenbroek, Ruud G J ^c   Newman Norlund, Roger D ^c,e   Slaats Willemse, Dorine I E ^b   Bekkering, Harold ^c   Buitelaar, Jan K ^b,c  

^a Karakter Child and Adolescent Psychiatry   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency; Autism; Internal models; Joint action; Self other differentiation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 79958030954     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: 18780237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2011.02.016     Document Type: Article

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