ArticleThe British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science2026
Evaluating Computerised Assessment of Motor Imitation (CAMI) for identifying autism-specific difficulties not observed for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder or neurotypical development.
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- Speed-Dependent Visual-Motor Tracking Differences in Children With Autism Relate to Core Symptoms.Annals of the Child Neurology Society · 2025Article
- Mapping brain function underlying naturalistic motor observation and imitation using high-density diffuse optical tomography.Imaging neuroscience (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2025Article
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backgroundReliable and specific biomarkers that can distinguish autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) from commonly co-occurring attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are lacking, causing misses and delays in diagnosis, and reducing access to interventions and quality of life.
aimsTo examine whether an innovative, brief (1-min), videogame method called Computerised Assessment of Motor Imitation (CAMI), can identify ASD-specific imitation differences compared with neurotypical children and children with ADHD.
methodThis cross-sectional study used CAMI alongside standardised parent-report (Social Responsiveness Scale, Second Edition) and observational measures of autism (Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-Second Edition; ADOS-2), ADHD (Conners) and motor ability (Physical and Neurological Examination for Soft Signs). The sample comprised 183 children aged 7-13 years, with ADHD (without ASD), with ASD (with and without ADHD) and who were neurotypical.
resultsRegardless of co-occurring ADHD, children with ASD showed poorer CAMI performance than neurotypical children (
conclusionsFour levels of analyses confirm that poor imitation measured by the low-cost and scalable CAMI method specifically distinguishes ASD not only from neurotypical development, but also from commonly co-occurring ADHD.
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