Autism and exergaming: Effects on repetitive behaviors and cognition

Psychology Research and Behavior Management

Volumn 4, Issue , 2011, Pages 129-137

  Anderson Hanley, Cay ^a   Tureck, Kimberly ^a   Schneiderman, Robyn L ^a  

^a UNION COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Executive function; Exercise; Exergaming; Repetitive behaviors

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010830907     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/PRBM.S24016     Document Type: Article

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