Understanding macrographia in children with autism spectrum disorders

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2917-2926

  Johnson, Beth P ^a   Phillips, James G ^a   Papadopoulos, Nicole ^a,b   Fielding, Joanne ^a   Tonge, Bruce ^a   Rinehart, Nicole J ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Fine motor; Handwriting; Manual dexterity

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DSM-IV; DYSGRAPHIA; FEMALE; HANDWRITING; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MACROGRAPHIA; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SPECTROMETRY; VELOCITY; VISUAL FEEDBACK; WECHSLER ABBREVIATED SCALES;

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS; FINE MOTOR; HANDWRITING; MANUAL DEXTERITY;

ADOLESCENT; AGRAPHIA; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; HANDWRITING; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; MOVEMENT;

EID: 84880313879     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2013.06.003     Document Type: Article

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