Gross motor ability is associated with profound differences in how children experience and
interact with their social world. A rapidly growing literature on motor development in autism …

Impairments in postural control affect the development of motor and social skills in
individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This review compared the effect of different …

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 …

Objective: This study aims at investigating the effects of two types of interventions, Sports,
Play and Active Recreation for Kids (SPARK) and exergaming (Kinect), on motor skills (MS) …

The current assessment of behaviors in the inventories to diagnose autism spectrum
disorders (ASD) focus on observation and discrete categorizations. Behaviors require …

The cerebellum has been long known for its importance in motor learning and coordination.
Recently, anatomical, clinical, and neuroimaging studies strongly suggest that the …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether hippotherapy
increased function and participation in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We …

The way in which we move influences our ability to perceive, interpret and predict the
actions of others. Thus movements play an important role in social cognition. This review …

Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) often display an abnormal reactivity to tactile
stimuli, altered pain perception, and lower motor skills than healthy children. Nevertheless …

Purpose: The primary purposes of this review were to summarize current evidence for motor
activity limitations in children with ASD and suggest further areas of research in physical …