A Perceptual-Motor Deficit Predicts Social and Communicative Impairments in Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorders

Autism Research

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 352-362

  Linkenauger, Sally A ^a   Lerner, Matthew D ^b   Ramenzoni, Verónica C ^c   Proffitt, Dennis R ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL CYBERNETICS   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHOLINGUISTICS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Action capability estimation; Affordance perception; Autism spectrum disorders; Motor integration; Perception; Perceptual; Social deficits

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CAREGIVER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSORIMOTOR INTEGRATION; SOCIAL DISABILITY; VISUAL INFORMATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SPACE PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84867681465     PISSN: 19393792     EISSN: 19393806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aur.1248     Document Type: Article

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