Impaired praxis in gesture imitation by deaf children with autism spectrum disorder

Background and aims Praxis, the ability to plan and execute a series of gestures or motor sequences, is impaired in individuals with autism spectrum disorder. In this paper, we present the first study of praxis during a gesture imitation task in a unique population of children with autism spectrum d...

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Main Authors: Aaron Shield, Krista Knapke, Morgan Henry, Sudha Srinivasan, Anjana Bhat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-12-01
Series:Autism & Developmental Language Impairments
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2396941517745674