Motor representation of actions in children with autism

G Cossu, S Boria, C Copioli, R Bracceschi, V Giuberti… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are frequently hampered by
motor impairment, with difficulties ranging from imitation of actions to recognition of motor …

The semiology of motor disorders in autism spectrum disorders as highlighted from a standardized neuro-psychomotor assessment

A Paquet, B Olliac, MP Bouvard, B Golse… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Background: Altered motor performance has been described in Autism Spectrum Disorders
(ASD) with disturbances in walking; posture, coordination, or arm movements, but some …

Feedforward and feedback motor control abnormalities implicate cerebellar dysfunctions in autism spectrum disorder

MW Mosconi, S Mohanty, RK Greene… - Journal of …, 2015 - Soc Neuroscience
Sensorimotor abnormalities are common in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and among the
earliest manifestations of the disorder. They have been studied far less than the social …

Do children with autism spectrum disorders have motor learning difficulties?

J Bo, CM Lee, A Colbert, B Shen - Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2016 - Elsevier
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by social
and communication impairments as well as a wide range of behavioral symptoms. For years …

Dyspraxia, motor function and visual–motor integration in autism

M Miller, L Chukoskie, M Zinni, J Townsend… - Behavioural brain …, 2014 - Elsevier
This project assessed dyspraxia in high-functioning school aged children with autism with a
focus on Ideational Praxis. We examined the association of specific underlying motor …

So close yet so far: Motor anomalies impacting on social functioning in autism spectrum disorder

L Casartelli, M Molteni, L Ronconi - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2016 - Elsevier
Difficulties in the social domain and motor anomalies have been widely investigated in
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). However, they have been generally considered as …

Atypical basic movement kinematics in autism spectrum conditions

JL Cook, SJ Blakemore, C Press - Brain, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Individuals with autism spectrum conditions have difficulties in understanding and
responding appropriately to others. Additionally, they demonstrate impaired perception of …

Atypical integration of motion signals in autism spectrum conditions

CE Robertson, A Martin, CI Baker, S Baron-Cohen - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Vision in Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC) is characterized by enhanced perception of
local elements, but impaired perception of global percepts. Deficits in coherent motion …

Impaired motor facilitation during action observation in individuals with autism spectrum disorder

H Théoret, E Halligan, M Kobayashi, F Fregni… - Current biology, 2005 - cell.com
It has been suggested that social impairments observed in individuals with autism spectrum
disorder (ASD) can be partly explained by an abnormal mirror neuron system (MNS)[1, 2] …

Do planning and visual integration difficulties underpin motor dysfunction in autism? A kinematic study of young children with autism

AM Dowd, JL McGinley, JR Taffe… - Journal of autism and …, 2012 - Springer
This paper examines the upper-limb movement kinematics of young children (3–7 years)
with high-functioning autism using a point-to-point movement paradigm. Consistent with …