A Multimethod Approach to Assessing Motor Skills in Boys and Girls with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Crippa, Alessandro; Craig, Francesco; Busti Ceccarelli, Silvia; Mauri, Maddalena; Grazioli, Silvia; Scionti, Nicoletta; Cremascoli, Alice; Ferrante, Camilla; Visioli, Chiara; Marzocchi, Gian Marco; Molteni, Massimo; Nobile, Maria
Titel	A Multimethod Approach to Assessing Motor Skills in Boys and Girls with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 25 (2021) 5, S.1481-1491 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Crippa, Alessandro) ORCID (Scionti, Nicoletta)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361321995634
Schlagwörter	Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Evaluation Methods; Psychomotor Skills; Gender Differences; Developmental Disabilities; Foreign Countries; Children; Age Differences; Intelligence Quotient; Italy; Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children; Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence; Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Psychomotorische Aktivität; Geschlechterkonflikt; Entwicklungsstörung; Ausland; Child; Kind; Kinder; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Intelligenzquotient; Italien
Abstract	Motor abnormalities are highly prevalent in children with autism spectrum disorder and are strongly predictive of adaptive functioning. Despite the documented sex bias in the prevalence of the disorder, the impact of sex differences on motor abnormalities has been overlooked. The goal of this study was to investigate differences in the motor profile of boys and girls with autism spectrum disorder aged 3-11 years using a multimethod approach. Ninety-eight children with autism spectrum disorder and 98 typically developing children were assessed using the Movement Assessment Battery for Children 2, the Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire, and the kinematic analysis of a reach-to-drop task. Results from principal components analysis on reach-to-drop-dependent measures indicated four components, accounting for kinematic parameters of the motor task. Irrespective of sex, children with autism spectrum disorder showed worse scores on Movement Assessment Battery for Children 2 and Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire subscales than typically developing children. Interestingly, a diagnosis-by-sex interaction was found on a kinematic feature measured in the last part of the movement, with girls with autism spectrum disorder presenting altered motor anticipation. Although preliminary, these findings suggested that sex-related nuances in motor functioning of children with autism spectrum disorder could be insufficiently captured by existing motor measures. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01