| Title |
Motor and Tactile-Perceptual Skill Differences Between Individuals with High-Functioning Autism and Typically Developing Individuals Ages 5–21
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, February 2012
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10803-011-1439-y |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Sana M. N. Abu-Dahab, Elizabeth R. Skidmore, Margo B. Holm, Joan C. Rogers, Nancy J. Minshew |
| Abstract |
We examined motor and tactile-perceptual skills in individuals with high-functioning autism (IHFA) and matched typically developing individuals (TDI) ages 5-21 years. Grip strength, motor speed and coordination were impaired in IHFA compared to matched TDI, and the differences between groups varied with age. Although tactile-perceptual skills of IHFA were impaired compared to TDI on several measures, impairments were significant only for stereognosis. Motor and tactile-perceptual skills should be assessed in children with IHFA and intervention should begin early because these skills are essential to school performance. Impairments in coordination and stereognosis suggest a broad though selective under-development of the circuitry for higher order abilities regardless of domain that is important in the search for the underlying disturbances in neurological development. |
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