Postural sway patterns in children with autism spectrum disorder compared with typically developing children

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 325-332

  Memari, Amir Hossein ^a   Ghanouni, Parisa ^b   Gharibzadeh, Shahriar ^c   Eghlidi, Jandark ^b   Ziaee, Vahid ^a   Moshayedi, Pouria ^d  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism severity; Autism spectrum disorder; Postural control; Sway patterns

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BODY POSTURE; CHECKLIST; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DSM-IV; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARAMETERS; POSTURAL SWAY PATTERN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 84868250744     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: 18780237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2012.09.010     Document Type: Article

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