SynthesisJournal of autism and developmental disorders2010
Motor coordination in autism spectrum disorders: a synthesis and meta-analysis.
Synthesis in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 497 papers, 16 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
A Longitudinal Study on the Safety and Efficacy for Subjects With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Who Received Magnetic EEG/ECG-Guided Resonance Therapy (MeRT)
A Chart Review to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Magnetic EEG/ECG-Guided Resonance Therapy (MeRT) on Subjects With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Proprioception and Vestibular Alterations Affect Postural Control in Children With Mild Autism: A Pilot Study
Who cites it
497 citing papers in PubMed, 16 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 1,210 citations in OpenAlex.
- The active self in autism: multisensory and sensorimotor foundations of bodily self-representation.BMC psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Dose-response relationship between exercise interventions and motor skills in children with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review and multilevel meta-analysis.European journal of pediatrics · 2026Pooled it
- Comparative efficacy of various physical activity interventions on individuals with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of the proficiency and variability of mathematical ability in populations with autism spectrum disorder.Nature human behaviour · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of exercise interventions on fundamental motor skills in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: a meta-analysis with meta-regression analyses of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of aquatic exercise on symptoms, behaviors, and motor function in children with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2026Pooled it
- Effectiveness of exercise interventions on gross motor skills in children with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Execution, imitation and observation of naturalistic actions in autistic children and adolescents: a systematic review of fMRI studies.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2026Pooled it
- Motor Impairments in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Pooled it
- Comparison of the efficacy of parent-mediated NDBIs on developmental skills in children with ASD and fidelity in parents: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.BMC pediatrics · 2024Pooled it
- Systematic review and meta-analysis: multimodal functional and anatomical neural alterations in autism spectrum disorder.Molecular autism · 2024Pooled it
- Digital tools for direct assessment of autism risk during early childhood: A systematic review.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2024Pooled it
- Motor imagery in autism: a systematic review.Frontiers in integrative neuroscience · 2024Pooled it
- Slower Processing Speed in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Meta-analytic Investigation of Time-Based Tasks.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2023Pooled it
- Motor networks in children with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review on EEG studies.Experimental brain research · 2022Pooled it
- The Effect of Physical Activity on Motor Skills of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of VR-Based Serious Games on Gross Motor Skills in Chinese Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Special Education: A Pilot Study.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Trial
- "My child before and now": parental perceptions of changes in functioning following participation in the global integration method (Método de Integração Global) in children with autism spectrum disorder.Frontiers in public health · 2026Trial
- Dose-related effects of acute cycling on executive function in children with autism spectrum disorder: a within-subject repeated-measures study.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Trial
- Pictogram room augmented reality technology games improve body knowledge, imitation, and joint attention skills in autistic children with intellectual disability.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
437 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Authors and funding
5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
Abstract
Are motor coordination deficits an underlying cardinal feature of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)? Database searches identified 83 ASD studies focused on motor coordination, arm movements, gait, or postural stability deficits. Data extraction involved between-group comparisons for ASD and typically developing controls (N = 51). Rigorous meta-analysis techniques including random effects models, forest and funnel plots, I (2), publication bias, fail-safe analysis, and moderator variable analyses determined a significant standardized mean difference effect equal to 1.20 (SE = 0.144; p <0.0001; Z = 10.49). This large effect indicated substantial motor coordination deficits in the ASD groups across a wide range of behaviors. The current overall findings portray motor coordination deficits as pervasive across diagnoses, thus, a cardinal feature of ASD.
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Registered trials
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