Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are the most common pediatric diagnoses in the United
States. In this perspective article, we propose that a diverse set of motor impairments are …

Humans, being highly social creatures, rely heavily on the ability to perceive what others are
doing and to infer from gestures and expressions what others may be intending to do. These …

Visual processing of biological motion (BM) produced by living organisms is of immense
value for successful daily-life activities and, in particular, for adaptive social behavior and …

Variability is commonly considered a key to typical motor development. However, multiple
definitions and quantification systems have limited the clinical interpretation of variability and …

Down syndrome (DS) is the most common chromosomal cause of intellectual disability. The
genetic causes of DS are associated with characteristic outcomes, such as relative strengths …

Background There is a lack of early (infant) mobility rehabilitation approaches that
incorporate natural and complex environments and have the potential to concurrently …

Down syndrome is the most common genetic cause of mental retardation and one of the
most frequently occurring neurodevelopmental genetic disorders in children. Children with …

Individuals with Down syndrome (DS) have been characterized by greater postural sway in
quiet stance and insufficient motor ability. However, there is a lack of studies to explore the …

Box 1: Point-light displays in current research typically depict the motion of the main joints of
a human body in terms of small dots. Johansson (1973) had already started to replace …

This investigation compared spatial and temporal movement parameters of a sample of
young adults with Down syndrome (DS)(N= 12) and individuals without disabilities (IWD)(N …