Motor and Tactile-Perceptual Skill Differences Between Individuals with High-Functioning Autism and Typically Developing Individuals Ages 5–21

We examined motor and tactile-perceptual skills in individuals with high-functioning autism (IHFA) and matched typically developing individuals (TDI) ages 5–21 years. Grip strength, motor speed and coordination were impaired in IHFA compared to matched TDI, and the differences between groups varied...

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Published in:Journal of autism and developmental disorders 2013-10, Vol.43 (10), p.2241-2248
Main Authors: Abu-Dahab, Sana M. N., Skidmore, Elizabeth R., Holm, Margo B., Rogers, Joan C., Minshew, Nancy J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement
Adolescent
Adolescents
Autism
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Autistic Disorder - physiopathology
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child and School Psychology
Child clinical studies
Child, Preschool
Children
Comparative Analysis
Coordination
Cross-Sectional Studies
Developmental disorders
Diagnosis
Economic Status
Female
Genetic aspects
Grip strength
High functioning
Humans
Infantile autism
Intelligence Quotient
Intervention
Lateral Dominance
Male
Medical sciences
Motor ability
Motor Skills
Muscular Strength
Neurology
Neurosciences
Occupational Therapy
Pediatrics
Perceptual Impairments
Perceptual Motor Coordination
Physiological aspects
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychomotor Skills
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Public Health
Public Schools
Risk factors
Skill Development
Socioeconomic Status
Tactual Perception
Touch
Writing Tests
Young Adult
Young Adults
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Summary:We examined motor and tactile-perceptual skills in individuals with high-functioning autism (IHFA) and matched typically developing individuals (TDI) ages 5–21 years. Grip strength, motor speed and coordination were impaired in IHFA compared to matched TDI, and the differences between groups varied with age. Although tactile-perceptual skills of IHFA were impaired compared to TDI on several measures, impairments were significant only for stereognosis. Motor and tactile-perceptual skills should be assessed in children with IHFA and intervention should begin early because these skills are essential to school performance. Impairments in coordination and stereognosis suggest a broad though selective under-development of the circuitry for higher order abilities regardless of domain that is important in the search for the underlying disturbances in neurological development.
ISSN:0162-3257
1573-3432
DOI:10.1007/s10803-011-1439-y