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ArticleThe American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association2022

Associations Among Daily Living Skills, Motor, and Sensory Difficulties in Autistic and Nonautistic Children.

Brittany G Travers, Lucia Lee, Nicole Klans, Alexandra Engeldinger, Desiree Taylor, Karla Ausderau, Emily C Skaletski, Joshua Brown

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Article in The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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13citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Motor Performance in Autistic Youth From Childhood Through Adolescence: Evidence for Both Sustained and Widening Group Differences.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2026
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  11. Motor problems in autism: Co-occurrence or feature?Developmental medicine and child neurology · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Brittany G TraversBrittany G. Travers, PhD, is Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy Program, Department of Kinesiology, and Investigator, Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison; btravers@wisc.edu.
Lucia LeeLucia Lee, MOT, OTR/L, is Occupational Therapist, Froedtert Hospital, Milwaukee, WI.
Nicole KlansNicole Klans, MOT, OTR/L, is Occupational Therapist, Children's Minnesota, Minneapolis.
Alexandra EngeldingerAlexandra Engeldinger, MOT, OTR/L, is Occupational Therapist, Aspire Therapy and Development Services, Madison, WI.
Desiree TaylorDesiree Taylor, MOT, OTR/L, is Doctoral Student, Occupational Therapy Program, Department of Kinesiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Occupational Therapist, Aspire Therapy & Development Services, Madison, WI.
Karla AusderauKarla Ausderau, PhD, OTR/L, is Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy Program, Department of Kinesiology, and Investigator, Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Emily C SkaletskiEmily C. Skaletski, MOT, OTR/L, is PhD Student, Occupational Therapy Program, Department of Kinesiology, and Member, Motor and Brain Development Lab, Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Joshua BrownJoshua Brown, OTD, OTR/L, is Clinical Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy Program, Department of Kinesiology, University of Wisconsin- Madison.
University of Wisconsin–Madison · US

Funding

WISCONSIN CENTER ON MENTAL RETARDATION: CORE SUPPORTP30HD003352 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI DAVIDSON, RICHARD J · 1985 to 2015
$25.2M
Summer Research ExperienceP50MH100031 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI GOLDSMITH, HAROLD HILL · 2013 to 2017
$10.4M
Waisman Center Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research CenterP50HD105353 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI Brittany Gail Travers · 2021 to 2026
$8.5M
Waisman Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center Down Syndrome RegistryU54HD090256 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI MESSING, ALBEE · 2016 to 2020
$6.0M
Brainstem Contributions to Sensorimotor and Core Symptoms in Children with Autism Spectrum DisorderR01HD094715 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI Brittany Gail Travers · 2018 to 2026
$3.4M
NICHD NIH HHS P30 HD003352NICHD NIH HHS P50 HD105353NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD094715NICHD NIH HHS U54 HD090256NIMH NIH HHS P50 MH100031
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

importanceMotor and sensory challenges are commonly reported among autistic individuals and have been linked to challenges with daily living skills (DLS). To best inform clinical intervention, greater specificity in how sensory and motor challenges relate to DLS is needed.

objectiveTo evaluate the relationship between combined sensory and motor scores and DLS performance among autistic and nonautistic children and to explore associations between motor scores and performance on specific DLS items.

designDescriptive design.

settingUniversity research lab.

participantsAutistic children, nonautistic children with no family history of or diagnosis related to autism, and nonautistic children with a family history of or diagnosis related to autism (ages 6-10 yr; N = 101). All participants communicated verbally.

interventionNone. Outcomes and Measures: Parent-report measures of DLS and sensory features and standardized assessments of motor performance.

resultsFindings indicated a strong relationship between motor difficulties and all domains of DLS. At the item level, motor skills were associated with occupations of dressing, bathing, health management, cleaning up and organization, meal preparation and clean-up, education, and safety. Combined sensory and motor measures better predicted DLS than sensory or motor measures alone. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Children with motor and sensory challenges are likely to experience challenges with a diversity of occupations, which is important given the prevalence of motor and sensory challenges among autistic children and among children with other neurodevelopmental conditions. Therapeutic interventions that account for or address these motor challenges and associated sensory features are likely to further enhance DLS. What This Article Adds: A combination of motor challenges and sensory features better predict DLS than either motor or sensory challenges alone. In addition, motor challenges in children are most highly associated with DLS challenges in the domains of dressing, bathing, cleaning, education, safety, health, and meal preparation. Occupational therapists can use this information when considering how the results of sensory and motor assessment may guide clinical intervention in autistic and nonautistic children.

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Autistic DisorderChildHumansMotor SkillsSelf CareUniversities

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PMID35171982
PMCPMC9563082
OpenAlexW4213198225

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