Effects of visual search vs. auditory tasks on postural control in children with autism spectrum disorder

Gait and Posture

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 229-234

  Memari, Amir Hossein ^a   Ghanouni, Parisa ^b   Shayestehfar, Monir ^b   Ziaee, Vahid ^c   Moshayedi, Pouria ^d  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory task; Autism spectrum disorder; Children; Postural control; Visual task

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY FEEDBACK; AUTISM; BODY POSTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; VELOCITY; VISUAL FEEDBACK; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; HEARING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURAL BALANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84888302388     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2013.07.012     Document Type: Article

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