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Observational studyJournal of autism and developmental disorders2025

Sensorimotor Features and Daily Living Skills in Autistic Children With and Without ADHD.

Emily C Skaletski, Kelly Barry, Elizabeth Dennis, Ryan Donnelly, Celina Huerta, Andrez Jones, Kate Schmidt, Sabrina Kabakov, Karla K Ausderau, James J Li and 1 more

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Observational study in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 10% 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

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Emily C SkaletskiDepartment of Kinesiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1300 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, USA.
Kelly BarryWaisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1500 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI, 53705, USA.
Elizabeth DennisWaisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1500 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI, 53705, USA.
Ryan DonnellyWaisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1500 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI, 53705, USA.
Celina HuertaWaisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1500 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI, 53705, USA.
Andrez JonesWaisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1500 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI, 53705, USA.
Kate SchmidtWaisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1500 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI, 53705, USA.
Sabrina KabakovWaisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1500 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI, 53705, USA.
Karla K AusderauWaisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1500 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI, 53705, USA.
James J LiWaisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1500 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI, 53705, USA.
Brittany G TraversWaisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1500 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI, 53705, USA. btravers@wisc.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8161-3858
University of Wisconsin–Madison · US

Funding

WISCONSIN CENTER ON MENTAL RETARDATION: CORE SUPPORTP30HD003352 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI MESSING, ALBEE · 1985 to 2015
$25.2M
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 POLLAK, SETH D · 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
Hartwell Foundation Hartwell FoundationNICHD NIH HHS P30 HD003352NICHD NIH HHS P50 HD105353NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD094715NICHD NIH HHS U54 HD090256
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) commonly co-occurs in autistic children. However, additional research is needed to explore the differences in motor skills and sensory features in autistic children with and without ADHD, as well as the impacts of these factors on daily living skills (DLS). This observational study sought to fill this gap with 67 autistic children (6.14-10.84 years-old), 43 of whom had ADHD. Autistic children with ADHD demonstrated higher sensory features and lower motor skills than autistic children without ADHD. In examining autism and ADHD features dimensionally, we found that overall sensory features, seeking, and hyporesponsiveness were driven by both autism and ADHD features, whereas motor skills, enhanced perception, and hyperresponsiveness were driven by only autism features. Additionally, in using these dimensional variables of autism and ADHD features, we found that differences in motor skills, sensory and autism features, but not ADHD features, impact DLS of autistic children, with autism features and motor skills being the strongest individual predictors of DLS. Together, these results demonstrate the uniqueness of motor skills and sensory features in autistic children with and without ADHD, as well as how autism features, sensory features, and motor skills contribute to DLS, emphasizing the importance of a comprehensive understanding of each individual and complexities of human development when supporting autistic children.

Indexed as

Activities of Daily LivingAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityAutistic DisorderMotor SkillsChildFemaleHumansMaleAttention-deficit hyperactivity disorderAutism spectrum disorderDaily living skillsMotor skillsSensory features

Identifiers

PMID38443659
PMCPMC11374933
OpenAlexW4392447874

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