Motor skills and calibrated autism severity in young children with autism spectrum disorder

Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 95-105

  MacDonald, Megan ^a   Lord, Catherine ^b   Ulrich, Dale A ^c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Calibrated severity; Motor skills; Young children

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COMORBIDITY; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; COMORBIDITY; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84899134216     PISSN: 07365829     EISSN: 15432777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/apaq.2013-0068     Document Type: Article

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