Motor demands impact speed of information processing in autism spectrum disorders

Neuropsychology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 529-536

  Kenworthy, Lauren ^a   Yerys, Benjamin E ^a,b   Weinblatt, Rachel ^a   Abrams, Danielle N ^a   Wallace, Gregory L ^c  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Communication; Motor abilities; Processing speed

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW REVISED; AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC OBSERVATION SCHEDULE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PERCEPTION; PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ASPECT; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VOCATION;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84884341827     PISSN: 08944105     EISSN: 19311559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0033599     Document Type: Article

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