Motor skill differences in autism spectrum disorder: A clinically focused review

CJ Zampella, LAL Wang, M Haley… - Current psychiatry …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review This review synthesizes recent, clinically relevant findings on
the scope, significance, and centrality of motor skill differences in autism spectrum disorder …

The mirror mechanism: a basic principle of brain function

G Rizzolatti, C Sinigaglia - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2016 - nature.com
The mirror mechanism is a basic brain mechanism that transforms sensory representations
of others' behaviour into one's own motor or visceromotor representations concerning that …

Motor impairment increases in children with autism spectrum disorder as a function of social communication, cognitive and functional impairment, repetitive behavior …

AN Bhat - Autism research, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Eighty‐seven percent of a large sample of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are
at risk for motor impairment (Bhat, Physical Therapy, 2020, 100, 633–644). In spite of the …

Comparing motor performance, praxis, coordination, and interpersonal synchrony between children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

M Kaur, SM Srinivasan, AN Bhat - Research in developmental disabilities, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have basic motor impairments in
balance, gait, and coordination as well as autism-specific impairments in praxis/motor …

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

E Kilroy, P Ring, A Hossain, A Nalbach… - Autism …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Previous research has shown that individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and
developmental coordination disorder (DCD) may have overlap** social and motor skill …

Moving toward understanding autism: Visual-motor integration, imitation, and social skill development

DE Lidstone, SH Mostofsky - Pediatric Neurology, 2021 - Elsevier
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder with a behavioral
phenotype characterized by impaired development of social-communicative skills and …

Social motor synchrony in autism spectrum conditions: A systematic review

D Glass, N Yuill - Autism, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Some researchers suggest difficulties synchronising with a partner could underpin the social
differences associated with Autism Spectrum Condition, potentially acting as a marker for …

Robot-based intervention may reduce delay in the production of intransitive gestures in Chinese-speaking preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder

WC So, MKY Wong, WY Lam, CH Cheng, JH Yang… - Molecular autism, 2018 - Springer
Background Past studies have shown that robot-based intervention was effective in
improving gestural use in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The present study …

Language, gesture, and emotional communication: An embodied view of social interaction

E De Stefani, D De Marco - Frontiers in psychology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Spoken language is an innate ability of the human being and represents the most
widespread mode of social communication. The ability to share concepts, intentions and …

Who is a better teacher for children with autism? Comparison of learning outcomes between robot-based and human-based interventions in gestural production and …

WC So, MKY Wong, WY Lam, CH Cheng, SY Ku… - Research in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) tend to show deficits in
engaging with humans. Previous findings have shown that robot-based training improves …