Motor abilities in autism: A review using a computational context

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 323-344

  Gowen, Emma ^a   Hamilton, Antonia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Motor control; Motor learning; Prediction; Sensorimotor integration

Indexed keywords

APRAXIA; AUTISM; HUMAN; LEARNING; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NOISE; PLANNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; REACTION TIME; REVIEW; SENSORIMOTOR INTEGRATION; SENSORY STIMULATION; SENSORY SYSTEM; TOUCH; VISION; VISUAL FEEDBACK;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; LEARNING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTOR SKILLS;

EID: 84876547006     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1574-0     Document Type: Review

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