An investigation of upper limb motor function in high functioning autism and Asperger's disorder using a repetitive Fitts' aiming task

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 286-292

  Papadopoulos, Nicole ^a   McGinley, Jennifer ^b   Tonge, Bruce J ^c   Bradshaw, John L ^a   Saunders, Kerryn ^a   Rinehart, Nicole J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asperger's disorder; Autism; Cerebellum; Fitts' task; Motor performance; Movement control

Indexed keywords

ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERROR; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 80455164704     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: 18780237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2011.05.010     Document Type: Article

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