Early Motor Differences in Infants at Elevated Likelihood of Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
 
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Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Mutluhan ERSOY Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Açık Erişim Özgün Makale (SCOPUS dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Dergi ISSN 0162-3257 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Makale Dili İngilizce Basım Tarihi 12-2020
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 50 / 12 / 4367–4384 DOI 10.1007/s10803-020-04489-1
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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