Motor Development in Children at Risk of Autism: A Follow-Up Study of Infant Siblings

Autor/inn/en	Leonard, Hayley C.; Bedford, Rachael; Charman, Tony; Elsabbagh, Mayada; Johnson, Mark H.; Hill, Elisabeth L.
Titel	Motor Development in Children at Risk of Autism: A Follow-Up Study of Infant Siblings
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 18 (2014) 3, S.281-291 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361312470037
Schlagwörter	Motor Development; At Risk Students; Autism; Infants; Longitudinal Studies; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Diagnostic Tests; Intelligence Tests; Disability Identification; Profiles; Psychomotor Skills; Cognitive Structures; Outcome Measures; Standardized Tests; Followup Studies; Siblings; Foreign Countries; Questionnaires; United Kingdom; Mullen Scales of Early Learning; Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule; Block Design Test; Bruininks Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency; Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales; Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Motorische Entwicklung; Autismus; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Intelligence test; Intelligenztest; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Psychomotorische Aktivität; Cognitive structure; Kognitive Struktur; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Follow-up studies; Kontaktstudium; Sibling; Geschwister; Ausland; Fragebogen; Großbritannien
Abstract	Recently, evidence of poor or atypical motor skills in autism spectrum disorder has led some to argue that motor impairment is a core feature of the condition. The current study uses a longitudinal prospective design to assess the development of motor skills of 20 children at increased risk of developing autism spectrum disorder, who were recruited and tested at 9 and 40 months of age, on the basis of having an older sibling diagnosed with the condition. All children completed a range of motor, face processing, IQ and diagnostic assessments at a follow-up visit (aged 5-7 years), providing a detailed profile of development in this group from a number of standardised, parental report and experimental measures. A higher proportion of children than expected demonstrated motor difficulties at the follow-up visit and those highlighted by parental report as having poor motor skills as infants and toddlers were also more likely to have lower face processing scores and elevated autism-related social symptoms at 5-7 years, despite having similar IQ levels. These data lend support to the argument that early motor difficulties may be a risk factor for later motor impairment as well as differences in social communication and cognition, traits that are related to autism spectrum disorder. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10