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Early Motor Differences in Infants at Elevated Likelihood of Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder    
Yazarlar
Jannath Begum Ali
Birkbeck, University of London, United Kingdom
Tony Charman
King's College London, United Kingdom
Mark H. Johnson
Birkbeck, University of London, United Kingdom
Emily J.H. Jones
Birkbeck, University of London, United Kingdom
Özet
We investigated infant’s manual motor behaviour; specifically behaviours crossing the body midline. Infants at elevated likelihood of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and/or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) produced fewer manual behaviours that cross the midline compared to infants with a typical likelihood of developing these disorders; however this effect was limited to 10-month-olds and not apparent at age 5 and 14 months. Although, midline crossing did not predict ASD traits, it was related to ADHD traits at 2 years of age. We rule out motor ability and hand dominance as possible explanations for this pattern of behaviour, positing that these results may be a consequence of multisensory integration abilities, and the neurobehavioural shift period, in the first year of life.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder | Autism spectrum disorder | Midline crossing | Motor ability | Reaching
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SCOPUS dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Dergi ISSN 0162-3257
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 12-2020
Cilt No 50
Sayı 12
Sayfalar 4367 / 4384
Doi Numarası 10.1007/s10803-020-04489-1