Sensorimotor difficulties are associated with the severity of autism spectrum conditions

Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience

Volumn 10, Issue AUGUST2016, 2016, Pages

  Hannant, Penelope ^a   Cassidy, Sarah ^a   Tavassoli, Teresa ^b   Mann, Francesca ^c  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Motor; Receptive language; Sensorimotor; Sensory; Social communication

Indexed keywords

AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC OBSERVATION SCHEDULE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MODULATION; MOTOR COORDINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSORIMOTOR INTEGRATION; SKILL; SYMPTOM;

EID: 84995897800     PISSN: 16625145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnint.2016.00028     Document Type: Article

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