Comorbidity of physical and motor problems in children with autism

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2304-2308

  Matson, Michael L ^a   Matson, Johnny L ^b   Beighley, Jennifer S ^b  

^a Disability Consultants LLC   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Motor deficits; Obesity; Premature birth

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BIRTH DEFECT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BIRTHPLACE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GESTATION PERIOD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; HYPOXIA; MATERNAL AGE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OBESITY; PATERNAL AGE; PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREMATURITY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOM;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; OBESITY; PREMATURE BIRTH;

EID: 80053648013     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2011.07.036     Document Type: Article

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