The role of sensorimotor difficulties in autism spectrum conditions

Frontiers in Neurology

Volumn 7, Issue AUG, 2016, Pages

  Hannant, Penelope ^a   Tavassoli, Teresa ^b   Cassidy, Sarah ^a,c,d  

^a Faculty of Engineering and Computing   (United Kingdom)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum conditions; Cerebellum; Gamma aminobutyric acid; Motor; Repetitive behavior; Sensorimotor; Sensory; Social cognition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; COMMUNICATION SKILL; EYE HAND COORDINATION; HUMAN; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR LEARNING; SENSORIMOTOR INTEGRATION; SENSORY FEEDBACK; SENSORY STIMULATION; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL LEARNING; VISUAL INFORMATION;

EID: 84988850945     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16642295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2016.00124     Document Type: Article

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