No Proprioceptive Deficits in Autism despite Movement-Related Sensory and Execution Impairments

Autor/inn/en	Fuentes, Christina T.; Mostofsky, Stewart H.; Bastian, Amy J.
Titel	No Proprioceptive Deficits in Autism despite Movement-Related Sensory and Execution Impairments
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 41 (2011) 10, S.1352-1361 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-010-1161-1
Schlagwörter	Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Perceptual Motor Learning; Adolescents; Age; Intelligence Quotient + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Perceptual-motor learning; Sensumotorisches Lernen; Wahrnehmungsschulung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Alter; Lebensalter; Intelligenzquotient
Abstract	Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often involves sensory and motor problems, yet the proprioceptive sense of limb position has not been directly assessed. We used three tasks to assess proprioception in adolescents with ASD who had motor and sensory perceptual abnormalities, and compared them to age- and IQ-matched controls. Results showed no group differences in proprioceptive accuracy or precision during active or passive tasks. Both groups showed (a) biases in elbow angle accuracy that varied with joint position, (b) improved elbow angle precision for active versus passive tasks, and (c) improved precision for a fingertip versus elbow angle estimation task. Thus, a primary proprioceptive deficit may not contribute to sensorimotor deficits in ASD. Abnormalities may arise at later sensory processing stages. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10