title: [Formula: see text]Current knowledge on motor disorders in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
abstract: Motor symptomatology in autism is currently poorly understood, and still not included in the autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnostic criteria, although some studies suggest the presence of motor disturbances in this syndrome. We provide here a literature review on early motor symptoms in autism, focusing on studies on psychomotor issues (tone, postural control, manual dexterity, handedness, praxis). The approach adopted in research to study altered motor behaviors is generally global and there is no detailed semiology of the motor or neuromotor disorders observed in people with ASD. This global approach does not enable understanding of the neuro-developmental mechanisms involved in ASD. Identification of clinical neuro-psychomotor profiles in reference to a standard would help to better understand the origin and the nature of the disorders encountered in ASD, and would thus give new directions for treatment.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , University of Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité , Paris , France.|c INSERM, UMR1178 , University of Paris-Sud and Paris Descartes , Paris , France.|d Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry , Hospital Center Esquirol , Limoges , France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Paquet
authors.affiliation: d Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry , Hospital Center Esquirol , Limoges , France.|e INSERM, U 1094 Tropical Neuroepidemiology , Limoges University , Limoges , France.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Olliac
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , University of Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité , Paris , France.|b Department of Medicine , University of Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité , Paris , France.|c INSERM, UMR1178 , University of Paris-Sud and Paris Descartes , Paris , France.|f Department of Child Psychiatry , AP-HP Necker Enfants-Malades University Hospital , Paris , France.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Golse
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , University of Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité , Paris , France.|b Department of Medicine , University of Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité , Paris , France.|c INSERM, UMR1178 , University of Paris-Sud and Paris Descartes , Paris , France.|f Department of Child Psychiatry , AP-HP Necker Enfants-Malades University Hospital , Paris , France.|g Department of Pediatrics , AP-HP Paris Centre Cochin-Port-Royal University Hospital , Paris , France.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vaivre-Douret
mesh_terms: D000067877:Autism Spectrum Disorder / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000068079:Motor Disorders / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: ASD; Autism; Autism spectrum disorder; Early motor development; Evaluation; Motor skills; Neuromotor skills