Effect of Visual Information on Postural Control in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Sensory processing difficulties affect the development of sensorimotor skills in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, the effect of sensory information on postural control is unclear in the ASD adult population. The present study examined the effect of visual information on post...

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Published in:Journal of autism and developmental disorders 2019-12, Vol.49 (12), p.4731-4739
Main Authors: Lim, Yi Huey, Lee, Hoe C., Falkmer, Torbjörn, Allison, Garry T., Tan, Tele, Lee, Wee Lih, Morris, Susan L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Adults
Attention
Attention - physiology
Attention Control
Autism
Autism Spectrum Disorder - physiopathology
Autism Spectrum Disorder - psychology
Autistic adults
Autistic disorder
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Child and School Psychology
Cognition - physiology
Cognitive Processes
Comparative Analysis
Correlation
Female
Human Posture
Humans
Influence
Information processing
Male
Middle Aged
Motion
Motion detection
Neurosciences
Original Paper
Pediatrics
Perceptual-motor processes
Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Photic Stimulation - methods
Population studies
Postural balance
Postural Balance - physiology
Posture
Psychological aspects
Psychology
Public Health
Sensorimotor
Sensorimotor system
Sensory information
Sensory Integration
Sensory processes
Visual Aids
Visual field
Visual Fields - physiology
Visual Perception
Visual Perception - physiology
Visual processing
Young Adult
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Summary:Sensory processing difficulties affect the development of sensorimotor skills in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, the effect of sensory information on postural control is unclear in the ASD adult population. The present study examined the effect of visual information on postural control as well as the attentional demands associated with postural control in fourteen adults with ASD and seventeen typically developed adults. The results showed that postural sway and attention demands of postural control were larger in adults with ASD than in typically developed adults. These findings indicate that visual processing used for postural control may be different in adults with ASD. Further research in visual field processing and visual motion processing may elucidate these sensorimotor differences.
ISSN:0162-3257
1573-3432
1573-3432
DOI:10.1007/s10803-018-3634-6