Handwriting performance and underlying factors in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1301-1309

  Shen, I Hsuan ^a   Lee, Tsai Yun ^b   Chen, Chia Ling ^a,c  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Saint Mary's Hospital Luodong   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Handwriting; Motor skill; Visual perception; Visual motor integration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE HAND COORDINATION; FEMALE; HANDWRITING; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; MENTAL TASK; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; ORIENTING RESPONSE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HANDWRITING; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; READING; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84858952897     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2012.02.010     Document Type: Article

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