Motor skills in children aged 7-10 years, diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1799-1809

  Whyatt, Caroline P ^a   Craig, Cathy M ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Balance; Ball skills; Manual dexterity; Motor control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT ASSESSMENT BATTERY FOR CHILDREN 2; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKILL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; MOVEMENT; POSTURAL BALANCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VOCABULARY;

EID: 84866512286     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-011-1421-8     Document Type: Article

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