Fundamental Movement Skills and Autism Spectrum Disorders

Autor/inn/en	Staples, Kerri L.; Reid, Greg
Titel	Fundamental Movement Skills and Autism Spectrum Disorders
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 40 (2010) 2, S.209-217 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-009-0854-9
Schlagwörter	Autism; Motor Development; Psychomotor Skills; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Comparative Analysis; Children; Preadolescents; Skill Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Motorische Entwicklung; Psychomotorische Aktivität; Child; Kind; Kinder; Pre-adolescence; Präadoleszenz; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung
Abstract	Delays and deficits may both contribute to atypical development of movement skills by children with ASD. Fundamental movement skills of 25 children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) (ages 9-12 years) were compared to three typically developing groups using the "Test of Gross Motor Development" ("TGMD-2"). The group matched on chronological age performed significantly better on the "TGMD-2". Another comparison group matched on movement skill demonstrated children with ASD perform similarly to children approximately half their age. Comparisons to a third group matched on mental age equivalence revealed the movement skills of children with ASD are more impaired than would be expected given their cognitive level. Collectively, these results suggest the movement skills of children with ASD reflect deficits in addition to delays. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10