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Anthropometric study of autistic children

BOBEROVÁ, Kateřina and Eva DROZDOVÁ

Basic information

Original name

Anthropometric study of autistic children

Name in Czech

Antropometrická studie autistických dětí

Authors

Edition

15th Congress of the European Anthropological Association, 2006

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Prezentace na konferencích

Field of Study

Archaeology, anthropology, ethnology

Country of publisher

Hungary

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

Keywords (in Czech)

antropometrie; Aspergerův syndrom; atypický autismus; dětský autismus; růst a vývoj dětí

Keywords in English

anthropometry; Aspergers syndrome; atypical autism;, growth and development of children; infantile autism
Změněno: 9/6/2011 15:24, Mgr. Kateřina Boberová, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

Autism belongs between serious disorders of mental development. Classical autism is usually defined by three main symptoms: defect in speech, defect in social relationships and abnormal interests and behavior. Clinic of infantile neurology of University hospital Brno, Černopolní 9, is one from the two republic center for diagnosis of autism. 31 autistic childlike pacients were examined by anthropometric methods. Physical appearance of autistic children differs in no way from healthy children. However, it was discovered that some of these children are disproportional at theirs physical parameters.