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Peer reviewedLeary, Martha P.; Hill, David A. – Mental Retardation, 1996
This article considers the relation between symptoms of movement disturbance and symptoms of autism. Analysis points out the difficulties posed by current definitions of "autism" and ways that a movement disturbance can affect a person's experience of life as well as how he/she is perceived by others. (DB)
Descriptors: Autism, Definitions, Motor Development, Neurological Impairments
