Coordination of precision grip in 2-6 year-old children with autism spectrum disorders compared to children developing typically and children with developmental disabilities

Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue DEC, 2012, Pages

  David, Fabian Jude ^a   Baranek, Grace T ^b   Wiesen, Chris ^c   Miao, Adrienne F ^b   Thorpe, Deborah E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Developmental delay; Grip force; Load force; Motor coordination; Motor deficits; Precision grip; Temporal motor coordination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; FINE MOTOR AGE EQUIVALENTS OF THE VINELAND ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MULLEN SCALES OF EARLY LEARNING; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRECISION GRIP; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RATING SCALE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 84871318706     PISSN: 16625145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnint.2012.00122     Document Type: Article

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