Early Motor Differences in Infants at Elevated Likelihood of Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

We investigated infant’s manual motor behaviour; specifically behaviours crossing the body midline. Infants at elevated likelihood of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and/or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) produced fewer manual behaviours that cross the midline compared to infants with...

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Published in:Journal of autism and developmental disorders 2020-12, Vol.50 (12), p.4367-4384
Main Authors: Begum Ali, Jannath, Charman, Tony, Johnson, Mark H., Jones, Emily J. H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - diagnosis
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - physiopathology
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Autism
Autism Spectrum Disorder - diagnosis
Autism Spectrum Disorder - physiopathology
Behavior
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Child and School Psychology
Cohort Studies
Dominance
Female
First year
Health aspects
Humans
Infant
Infants
Lateral Dominance
Male
Motor ability
Motor Development
Motor Skills Disorders - diagnosis
Motor Skills Disorders - physiopathology
Neurobehavioral functioning
Neurosciences
Original Paper
Pediatric research
Pediatrics
Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Predictor Variables
Psychological aspects
Psychology
Psychomotor Performance - physiology
Psychomotor Skills
Public Health
Risk factors
Sensory integration
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Summary:We investigated infant’s manual motor behaviour; specifically behaviours crossing the body midline. Infants at elevated likelihood of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and/or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) produced fewer manual behaviours that cross the midline compared to infants with a typical likelihood of developing these disorders; however this effect was limited to 10-month-olds and not apparent at age 5 and 14 months. Although, midline crossing did not predict ASD traits, it was related to ADHD traits at 2 years of age. We rule out motor ability and hand dominance as possible explanations for this pattern of behaviour, positing that these results may be a consequence of multisensory integration abilities, and the neurobehavioural shift period, in the first year of life.
ISSN:0162-3257
1573-3432
DOI:10.1007/s10803-020-04489-1