Precise minds in uncertain worlds: predictive coding in autism.

S Van de Cruys, K Evers, R Van der Hallen… - Psychological …, 2014 - psycnet.apa.org
There have been numerous attempts to explain the enigma of autism, but existing
neurocognitive theories often provide merely a refined description of 1 cluster of symptoms …

Motor abilities in autism: a review using a computational context

E Gowen, A Hamilton - Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2013 - Springer
Altered motor behaviour is commonly reported in Autism Spectrum Disorder, but the
aetiology remains unclear. Here, we have taken a computational approach in order to break …

Autism as a disorder of prediction

P Sinha, MM Kjelgaard, TK Gandhi… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
A rich collection of empirical findings accumulated over the past three decades attests to the
diversity of traits that constitute the autism phenotypes. It is unclear whether subsets of these …

Motor coordination in autism spectrum disorders: a synthesis and meta-analysis

KA Fournier, CJ Hass, SK Naik, N Lodha… - Journal of autism and …, 2010 - Springer
Are motor coordination deficits an underlying cardinal feature of Autism Spectrum Disorders
(ASD)? Database searches identified 83 ASD studies focused on motor coordination, arm …

Toward the Autism Motor Signature: Gesture patterns during smart tablet gameplay identify children with autism

A Anzulewicz, K Sobota, JT Delafield-Butt - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Autism is a developmental disorder evident from infancy. Yet, its clinical identification
requires expert diagnostic training. New evidence indicates disruption to motor timing and …

Close interrelation of motor development and cognitive development and of the cerebellum and prefrontal cortex

A Diamond - Child development, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Motor development and cognitive development may be fundamentally interrelated. Contrary
to popular notions that motor development begins and ends early, whereas cognitive …

Executive dysfunction in autism

EL Hill - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2004 - cell.com
Abstract 'Executive function'is an umbrella term for functions such as planning, working
memory, impulse control, inhibition and mental flexibility, as well as for the initiation and …

Evaluating the theory of executive dysfunction in autism

EL Hill - Developmental review, 2004 - Elsevier
In this paper studies of executive function in autism spectrum disorder are reviewed.
Executive function is an umbrella term for functions such as planning, working memory …

Imitation, mirror neurons and autism

JHG Williams, A Whiten, T Suddendorf… - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2001 - Elsevier
Various deficits in the cognitive functioning of people with autism have been documented in
recent years but these provide only partial explanations for the condition. We focus instead …

Executive functions in children with autism spectrum disorders

S Robinson, L Goddard, B Dritschel, M Wisley… - Brain and …, 2009 - Elsevier
Executive dysfunction is a characteristic impairment of individuals with Autism Spectrum
Disorders (ASD). However whether such deficits are related to autism per se, or to …