Handwriting in Children With ADHD

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 504-510

  Langmaid, Rebecca A ^a   Papadopoulos, Nicole ^a   Johnson, Beth P ^a   Phillips, James G ^a   Rinehart, Nicole J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

ADHD; fine motor control

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; CHILD; COMPLICATION; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HANDWRITING; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HANDWRITING; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84903377192     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: 15571246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054711434154     Document Type: Article

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