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The reach-to-grasp movement in children with autism spectrum disorder.
Full Abstract
Autism is associated with a wide and complex array of neurobehavioural symptoms. Examination of the motor system offers a particularly appealing method for studying autism by providing information about this syndrome that is relatively immune to experimental influence. In this article, we considered the relationship between possible movement disturbance and symptoms of autism and introduced an experimental model that may be useful for rehabilitation and diagnostic purposes:
the reach-to-grasp movement. Research is reviewed that characterizes kinematically the reach-to-grasp movement in children with autism compared with age-matched 'controls'. Unlike the age-matched children, autistic children showed differences in movement planning and execution, supporting the view that movement disturbances may play a part in the phenomenon of autism.
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Author information
Author/s: Mari, Morena (M); Castiello, Umberto (U); Marks, Deborah (D); Marraffa, Catherine (C); Prior, Margot (M);
Affiliation: Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX, UK.
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Review
Journal: Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences (Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci), published in England. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2003-Feb; vol 358 (issue 1430) : pp 393-403
Dates: Created 2003/03/17; Completed 2003/04/04; Revised 2004/11/17;
PMID: 12639336, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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