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No Proprioceptive Deficits in Autism Despite Movement-Related Sensory and Execution Impairments

Auteurs: Christina T. Fuentes, Stewart H. Mostofsky, Amy J. Bastian

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 10/2011

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Abstract

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often involves sensory and motor problems, yet the proprioceptive sense of limb position has not been directly assessed. We used three tasks to assess proprioception in adolescents with ASD who had motor and sensory perceptual abnormalities, and compared them to age- and IQ-matched controls. Results showed no group differences in proprioceptive accuracy or precision during active or passive tasks. Both groups showed (a) biases in elbow angle accuracy that varied with joint position, (b) improved elbow angle precision for active versus passive tasks, and (c) improved precision for a fingertip versus elbow angle estimation task. Thus, a primary proprioceptive deficit may not contribute to sensorimotor deficits in ASD. Abnormalities may arise at later sensory processing stages.
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Metagegevens
Titel
No Proprioceptive Deficits in Autism Despite Movement-Related Sensory and Execution Impairments
Auteurs
Christina T. Fuentes
Stewart H. Mostofsky
Amy J. Bastian
Publicatiedatum
01-10-2011
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 10/2011
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-010-1161-1

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