Communication Deficits and the Motor System: Exploring Patterns of Associations in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 155-162

  Mody, M ^a   Shui, A M ^a   Nowinski, L A ^a   Golas, S B ^a   Ferrone, C ^a   O'Rourke J A ^a   McDougle, C J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Language; Motor deficits; Social interactions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIORAL OBSERVATION; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COGNITION ASSESSMENT; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SPEECH DISORDER; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; FEMALE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; SPEECH; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD LANGUAGE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; SPEECH;

EID: 84992437253     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-016-2934-y     Document Type: Article

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