An Examination of Handedness and Footedness in Children with High Functioning Autism and Asperger Syndrome

Autor/inn/en	Markoulakis, R.; Scharoun, S. M.; Bryden, P. J.; Fletcher, P. C.
Titel	An Examination of Handedness and Footedness in Children with High Functioning Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 42 (2012) 10, S.2192-2201 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-012-1469-0
Schlagwörter	Physical Disabilities; Autism; Asperger Syndrome; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Handedness; Children; Psychomotor Skills + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Physical handicap; Körperbehinderung; Autismus; Asperger-Syndrom; Linkshändigkeit; Child; Kind; Kinder; Psychomotorische Aktivität
Abstract	Motor control deficits have been documented in children with high functioning autism and Asperger syndrome (HFA/AS), but the extent to which these disorders affect the children's footedness must be delineated. Twelve typically developing (TD) children and 12 children with HFA/AS, ages 6-9 years, were recruited. Motor control skills were assessed through a variety of footedness tasks to determine location and nature of impairment, regarding motor dominance. Overall, greater inconsistencies in dominance arose in children with HFA/AS, through disparities in measures of preference. Results will have broader implications for understanding motor impairments in children with HFA/AS as determined by comparing performance on footedness tasks, as well as for the design of interventions to account for these deficits. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10