Motor Deficits in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Cross-Syndrome Study

Autism Research

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 664-676

  Mcphillips, Martin ^a   Finlay, Jennifer ^a   Bejerot, Susanne ^b   Hanley, Mary ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Cross syndrome; Motor deficit; Specific language impairment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; IMPULSIVENESS; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COMPLICATION; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MOTOR SKILLS; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOPATHOLOGY; RISK;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; RISK;

EID: 84918580492     PISSN: 19393792     EISSN: 19393806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aur.1408     Document Type: Article

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