ReviewJournal of neurodevelopmental disorders2018
What's missing in autism spectrum disorder motor assessments?
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Instruments assessing mobility of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review and decision map.Developmental medicine and child neurology · 2026Pooled it
- Instrumentos que avaliam a mobilidade de crianças e adolescentes com transtorno do espectro autista: Uma revisão sistemática e mapa de decisão.Developmental medicine and child neurology · 2026Pooled it
- Effect of a Cognitive Function and Social Skills-Based Digital Exercise Therapy Using IoT on Motor Coordination in Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disability.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Valid when valued: A community-engaged framework and toolkit to improve identification of autistic people's motor difficulties in research and practice.Autism in adulthood · 2026Article
- A Novel Workflow to Estimate Limb Orientation from Wearable Sensors to Monitor Infant Motor Development.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Game-based and individualized movement training improves physiological and motor outcomes in young adults with autism spectrum disorder: an experimental study from Türkiye.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Early motor trajectories in infants at increased genetic likelihood for autism.Frontiers in developmental psychology · 2026Article
- Higher Intraindividual Gait Variability in Autistic Toddlers: A Pilot Study.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- Survey of Child Neurologists Highlights a Missed Opportunity for Identifying and Treating Motor Impairments in Autism.Pediatric neurology · 2025Article
- Sit and face the world: ontogenetic adaptation in infant vocal production and visual attention during the transition to independent sitting.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Validation of markerless video-based gait analysis using pose estimation in toddlers with and without neurodevelopmental disorders.Frontiers in digital health · 2025Article
- Objective measurement of movement variability using wearable sensors predicts ASD outcomes in infants at high likelihood for ASD and ADHD.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2024Article
- Identifying critical windows of prenatal phenol, paraben, and pesticide exposure and child neurodevelopment: Findings from a prospective cohort study.The Science of the total environment · 2024Article
- Enhancing early autism diagnosis through machine learning: Exploring raw motion data for classification.PloS one · 2024Article
- Slower pace in early walking onset is related to communication, motor skills, and adaptive function in autistic toddlers.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2024Article
- Improved motor skills in autistic children after three weeks of neurologic music therapy via telehealth: a pilot study.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- A tablet-based game for the assessment of visual motor skills in autistic children.NPJ digital medicine · 2023Article
- Examining the neurodevelopmental and motor phenotypes of Bohring-Opitz syndrome (ASXL1) and Bainbridge-Ropers syndrome (ASXL3).Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Article
- Complexity analysis of head movements in autistic toddlers.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2023Article
- Evaluation of the Developmental Coordination Questionnaire (DCDQ) as a Screening Instrument for Co-occurring Motor Problems in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundMotor delays and impairments in autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are extremely common and often herald the emergence of pervasive atypical development. Clinical accounts of ASD and standardized measures of motor function have identified deficits in multiple motor domains. However, literature describing frequently used standardized motor assessments in children with ASD, their test properties, and their limitations are sparse.
methodsWe systematically reviewed the literature to identify the most frequently used standardized motor assessments used to evaluate children with ASD from infancy to early childhood. All assessments included were required to possess reference norms, evaluate more than one motor domain, and have undergone some degree of validation.
resultsWe identified six frequently used standardized measures of motor function per our inclusion and exclusion criteria. We investigated and described in detail the psychometric properties of these assessments, their utility for use with children with ASD, and their individual and overall strengths and limitations. The global strengths of these assessments are the ability to identify early development delays and differences in fine and gross motor function in children with ASD. Global limitations of these studies are lack of validation in individuals with ASD and scoring systems that often miss specific and subtle abnormalities.
conclusionsStandardized assessments of motor function have provided valuable information on motor impairments in ASD. However, significant limitations remain in the use of these measures in children with ASD. Moving forward, it is imperative that standardized measures of motor function receive greater validation testing in children with ASD to assess their potential application given the clinical heterogeneity of this condition. In addition, utilizing quantitative measures of motor function should allow for evaluation and comparison of individuals with ASD across the lifespan with varying cognitive and behavioral abilities.
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