Coordination Variability during Running in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Bennett, Hunter J.; Jones, Taylor; Valenzuela, Kevin A.; Haegele, Justin A.
Titel	Coordination Variability during Running in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 26 (2022) 5, S.1201-1215 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Bennett, Hunter J.) ORCID (Haegele, Justin A.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/13623613211044395
Schlagwörter	Autism Spectrum Disorders; Adolescents; Coordination; Physical Activities; Human Body + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autism; Autismus; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Koordination; Menschlicher Körper
Abstract	Autistic persons exhibit variable movement, loading, and coordination patterns during walking. While much research has examined walking, little to no research exists regarding running for autistic persons despite its prevalence and benefits as a mode of physical activity. This study determined if autistic adolescents demonstrate increased coordination variability during running compared to matched controls. Seventeen autistic adolescents (aged = 13-18 years) and seventeen sex, age, and body mass index matched controls performed running at two matched speeds: self-selected of autistic adolescents and at 3.0 m/s. Modified vector coding was used to determine the patterns of movement for foot-shank, shank-thigh, left/right thigh, and contralateral arm-thigh coupling. Coordination variability, measuring cycle-to-cycle variability, was determined during loading response and pushoff phases. Mixed-model analyses of variance were used to determine group by speed interactions and main effects. Coordination variability was nearly 2× larger (all p < 0.001) in autistic adolescents compared to controls. Speed main effects were found for several sagittal plane couples during loading response. In agreement with walking analyses, this study illustrates that autistic adolescents run with increased intra-limb, inter-limb, and cross-body coordination variability. Like walking, increased coordination variability during running may negatively impact this mode of physical activity for autistic persons. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01