Motor functioning of persons with Asperger syndrome and high-functioning autism
Year: 2007
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Objective: It has been asserted that motor incoordination might differentiate Asperger syndrome (AS) from high-functioning autism (HFA) and contribute to the issues of diagnosis and subtyping. The aim of this study was to assess motor functioning in persons with AS and HFA. Method: 11 persons (all males) with AS and 8 with HFA (7 young man and 1 girl) age 3-30 years were diagnosed according to criteria of ICD-10 for AS and autism (IQ 60 cutoff). Intact early language and poor motor behavior were not diagnostic criteria for AS. They were assessed with WB, WISC, McCarthy Scale of Children Abilities (McCSCA) and Test of Motor Abilities Ozeretsky. Results: subjects with AS exibit lower MQ comparing to IQT and inconsistent verbal high-performance low IQ pattern comparing to HFA subjects. The youngest group of children with AS exibited the lowest scores on motor subscale on McCSCA and the lowest scores in the areas of speed and simultaneous movements measured by the Test of Motor Abilities Ozeretsky. Conclusion: Scores of children with AS on motor subscale on McCSCA are the lowest suggesting delays in motor development from the early age. Individuals with AS exibit delays in motor development comparing to IQT. Individuals with HFA do not exibit delays in motor development comparing to IQT and exibit more consistent verbal high - performance low IQ pattern. Diagnostic criteria used in this study resulted in differences in motor skills between these two groups of subjects.
Author: Milačić-Vidojević, Ivona
Language: English
Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience
Field: Neuroscience
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7021020994