title: Atypical movement performance and sensory integration in Asperger's syndrome.
abstract: The aims of this study were to investigate whether individuals with AS have impaired motor abilities and sensorimotor processing and whether these impairments were age-related. Sensorimotor abilities were examined using the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2, and the Sensory Integration Praxis Test. Fifty boys with AS aged 7-14 years old were compared with typically developing boys. Overall, children with AS showed significant impairment of movement performance as well as proprioceptive and vestibular processing. There were no interaction effects of age and clinical group on level of performance deficit in any of the modalities tested. Increasing our understanding of motor and sensory impairment in AS could have treatment implications for those supporting individuals with AS.
authors.affiliation: Cambridge Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Group, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. Panagiotis.siaperas@gmail.com
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Siaperas
authors.forename: Howard A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Ring
authors.forename: Catherine J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: McAllister
authors.forename: Sheila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Henderson
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barnett
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.forename: Anthony J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Holland
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D020817:Asperger Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology*; D011434:Proprioception / Q000502:physiology*; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology*