Gait analysis of teenagers and young adults diagnosed with autism & severe verbal communication disorders

Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue APR 2013, 2013, Pages

  Weiss, Michael J ^a   Moran, Matthew F ^b   Parker, Mary E ^c   Foley, John T ^d  

^a FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Gait; Motor control; Movement disorders; Verbal communication disorders

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BODY MOVEMENT; CHILDHOOD AUTISM RATING SCALES; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; WALKING;

EID: 84876535089     PISSN: 16625145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnint.2013.00033     Document Type: Article

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