Abstract
To evaluate evidence for motor impairment specificity in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Children completed performance-based assessment of motor functioning (Movement Assessment Battery for Children: MABC-2). Logistic regression models were used to predict group membership. In the models comparing typically developing and developmental disability (DD), all three MABC subscale scores were significantly negatively associated with having a DD. In the models comparing ADHD and ASD, catching and static balance items were associated with ASD group membership, with a 1 point decrease in performance increasing odds of ASD by 36 and 39 %, respectively. Impairments in motor skills requiring the coupling of visual and temporal feedback to guide and adjust movement appear specifically deficient in ASD.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 742-751 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders |
Volume | 45 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2015 |
Keywords
- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
- Autism
- Motor impairment
- Specificity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Developmental and Educational Psychology