Motor difficulties in autism spectrum disorder: Linking symptom severity and postural stability

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1568-1583

  Travers, Brittany G ^a,d   Powell, Patrick S ^a,b   Klinger, Laura G ^a,c   Klinger, Mark R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Balance; Motor development; Postural stability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; POSTURAL BALANCE; REFERENCE VALUES; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879212662     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1702-x     Document Type: Article

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