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Studie: Motor Impairment in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Developmental Coordination Disorder

 

 

Is Motor Impairment in Autism Spectrum Disorder Distinct From Developmental Coordination Disorder? A report from the SPARK study.

Overview

  • Title: Is Motor Impairment in Autism Spectrum Disorder Distinct From Developmental Coordination Disorder?
  • Authors: Anjana Narayan Bhat
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Year: 2020
  • Number of participants: Not specified (Spark study dataset)
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7297441/ 

Premises

  • Motor impairments are pervasive and persistent in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) throughout childhood and adolescence.
  • The study aims to investigate whether motor impairment in ASD is distinct from Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), a motor disorder characterized by poor motor coordination and clumsiness.
  • The study examines the similarities and differences between motor impairments in ASD and DCD, and which motor impairments are more severe in ASD than in DCD.

Highlights

  • The study utilizes a comprehensive assessment of motor skills, including fine and gross motor skills, to compare motor impairments in ASD and DCD.
  • The study found that children with ASD exhibit more severe motor impairments than children with DCD, particularly in visuomotor, multilimb coordination/planning, fine motor, and general coordination impairments.

Conclusions

  • The study provides evidence that motor impairment in ASD is distinct from DCD, as children with ASD exhibit more severe motor impairments than children with DCD, particularly in visuomotor, multilimb coordination/planning, fine motor, and general coordination impairments.
  • The findings suggest that motor impairments in ASD are related to the core and comorbid impairments of ASD, rather than being a separate motor disorder.
  • The study recommends that diagnosticians should perform systematic motor screening and further evaluations to distinguish ASD from DCD based on motor impairments.

Recommendations

  • Diagnosticians should perform systematic motor screening and further evaluations to distinguish ASD from DCD based on motor impairments.
  • Motor advocacy and enhanced public/clinical community awareness is needed to fulfill the unmet motor needs of children with ASD.

Methodology

  • The study utilizes a comprehensive assessment of motor skills, including fine and gross motor skills, to compare motor impairments in ASD and DCD.
  • The study compares motor impairments in children with ASD and DCD, and examines the similarities and differences between the two groups.

Results

  • The study found that children with ASD exhibit more severe motor impairments than children with DCD, particularly in visuomotor, multilimb coordination/planning, fine motor, and general coordination impairments.
  • The findings suggest that motor impairments in ASD are related to the core and comorbid impairments of ASD, rather than being a separate motor disorder.

Discussion

  • The study's findings provide evidence that motor impairment in ASD is distinct from DCD, and is related to the core and comorbid impairments of ASD.
  • The study's findings suggest that motor impairments should be considered as part of the core and comorbid impairments of ASD, and that systematic motor screening and further evaluations should be performed to distinguish ASD from DCD based on motor impairments.

Limitations

  • The specific limitations of the study were not specified in the available information.