ReviewCurrent psychiatry reports2021
Motor Skill Differences in Autism Spectrum Disorder: a Clinically Focused Review.
Review in Current psychiatry reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 4 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 61 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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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.
Effects of Exergaming on Gait and Fall Risk in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
Effect of Virtual Reality-based Training on Postural Control in Youth With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Manual Motor Planning Deficits and Performance Differences in Children With Autism Spectrum Condition: a Kinematic Analysis to Extract Objective Markers of Motor Atypia
Effects of Systematic Exercise Training on Core Symptoms, Executive Function and Brain Function in Children With ASD
Who cites it
61 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled 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
- Optimal dosage of group-based organized physical activity for enhancing social abilities in autistic children: insights from a multilevel meta-analysis.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Pooled it
- Motor imagery in autism: a systematic review.Frontiers in integrative neuroscience · 2024Pooled it
- Graph Ricci curvatures reveal atypical functional connectivity in autism spectrum disorder.Scientific reports · 2022Pooled it
- Gross motor impairment and its relation to social skills in autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review and two meta-analyses.Psychological bulletinPooled 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
- Cognitive and Motor Development in Autistic Children: A Multi-Modal Feasibility Study Combining Neuroimaging and Virtual Reality Paradigms.Brain sciences · 2026Article
- 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
- Mapping Children's Social and Motor Skill Profiles to Autistic Traits and Behavioral Tendencies.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Node persistence from topological data analysis reveals changes in brain functional connectivity.Patterns (New York, N.Y.) · 2026Article
- The relationship between speed and curvature differs in autistic and non-autistic tracing movements.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Do Occupational Therapy Goals for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Reflect Participation? A Mapping to the ICF - CY and ICF Core Sets Study.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Cerebellar purkinje cell dysfunction contributes to gait impairments in Shank3-mutant mice.Molecular autism · 2026Article
- Modelling learning dynamics in autism therapy through explainable multimodal representation learning.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2026Article
- Aquatic Interventions to Improve Motor and Social Functioning in Children with ASD: A Systematic Review.Review journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Review
- Domain-specific and sex-dependent behavioral alterations in the BTBR mouse model of autism.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of Motor Support Program in Multidimensional Development of Autistic Children.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- Overlap and Differences of Autism and ADHD: Digital Phenotyping of Movement and Communication During Development.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Survey of Child Neurologists Highlights a Missed Opportunity for Identifying and Treating Motor Impairments in Autism.Pediatric neurology · 2025Article
- The Role of Capoeira in Improving Motor and Social Skills in Children with Autism.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewThis review synthesizes recent, clinically relevant findings on the scope, significance, and centrality of motor skill differences in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). RECENT
findingsMotor challenges in ASD are pervasive, clinically meaningful, and highly underrecognized, with up to 87% of the autistic population affected but only a small percentage receiving motor-focused clinical care. Across development, motor differences are associated with both core autism symptoms and broader functioning, though the precise nature of those associations and the specificity of motor profiles to ASD remain unestablished. Findings suggest that motor difficulties in ASD are quantifiable and treatable, and that detection and intervention efforts targeting motor function may also positively influence social communication. Recent evidence supports a need for explicit recognition of motor impairment within the diagnostic framework of ASD as a clinical specifier. Motor differences in ASD warrant greater clinical attention and routine incorporation into screening, evaluation, and treatment planning.
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