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ArticleAutism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research2022

Motor performance, praxis, and social skills in autism spectrum disorder and developmental coordination disorder.

Emily Kilroy, Priscilla Ring, Anusha Hossain, Alexis Nalbach, Christiana Butera, Laura Harrison, Aditya Jayashankar, Cheryl Vigen, Lisa Aziz-Zadeh, Sharon A Cermak

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Article in Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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33citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
5.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from 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.

2 · The registry

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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Action execution and observation in autistic adults: A systematic review of fMRI studies.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2025
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  19. [Recent advances in the virtual reality technology for treating children with autism spectrum disorder].Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Emily KilroyUSC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8102-7701
Priscilla RingUSC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Anusha HossainUSC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Alexis NalbachUSC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Christiana ButeraUSC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Laura HarrisonUSC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Aditya JayashankarUSC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Cheryl VigenUSC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Lisa Aziz-ZadehUSC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Sharon A CermakUSC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8300-5450
University of Southern California · US

Funding

The neurobiological basis of heterogeneous social and motor deficits in ASDR01HD079432 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI AZIZ-ZADEH, LISA SARAH, DAPRETTO, MIRELLA · 2015 to 2019
$2.2M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD079432
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Previous research has shown that individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and developmental coordination disorder (DCD) may have overlapping social and motor skill impairments. This study compares ASD, DCD, and typically developing (TD) youth on a range of social, praxis and motor skills, and investigates the relationship between these skills in each group. Data were collected on participants aged 8-17 (n = 33 ASD, n = 28 DCD, n = 35 TD). Overall, the clinical groups showed some similar patterns of social and motor impairments but diverged in praxis impairments, cognitive empathy, and Theory of Mind ability. When controlling for both social and motor performance impairments, the ASD group showed significantly lower accuracy on imitation of meaningful gestures and gesture to command, indicating a prominent deficit in these praxis skills in ASD. LAY SUMMARY: Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and developmental coordination disorder (DCD) have social and motor skill impairments to varying degrees. This study compares ASD, DCD, and typically developing (TD) youth on a range of social, praxis, and motor skills. ASD and DCD shared similar patterns of gross and fine motor skills, but differed in skills related to making gestures. Specifically, our results also suggest that ASD has a prominent deficit in gesture performance and meaningful imitation compared to TD and DCD groups.

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Autism Spectrum DisorderMotor Skills DisordersAdolescentGesturesHumansMotor SkillsSocial Skillsautismdevelopmental disordersdyspraxiamotor skillssocial skills

Identifiers

PMID35785418
PMCPMC9543450
OpenAlexW4283816326

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