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Project

Developmental motor disorders in children with autism
Code
01D02508
Duration
01 October 2008 → 30 September 2012
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Social sciences
    • Animal experimental and comparative psychology
    • Applied psychology
    • Clinical and counselling psychology
    • Developmental psychology and ageing
    • Human experimental psychology
    • Other psychology and cognitive sciences
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Psychiatry and psychotherapy
    • Psychiatry and psychotherapy
    • Nursing
    • Other paramedical sciences
    • Psychiatry and psychotherapy
Keywords
cerebellum motor coordination autism
 
Project description
 

To describe the prevalention of motor disorders in children with autism and the characteristics of the motor disorders. To investigate the possbility to subtype autism based on motor disorders in relation to the fundamental traits of autism. To investigate the relationship between olivo-cerebellar dysfunctions and motor disorders in autism.