Stevenson Jennifer L, Lindley Caitlin E, Murlo Nicole
1 Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA, USA.
Percept Mot Skills. 2017 Aug;124(4):777-794. doi: 10.1177/0031512517710379. Epub 2017 May 23.
Autistic individuals often struggle developmentally, even in areas that are not explicit diagnostic criteria, such as motor skills. This study explored the relation between early motor skills, assessed retrospectively, and current pragmatic language skills. Caregivers of neurotypical and autistic children, matched on gender and age, completed assessments of their child's early motor development and current language abilities. Early motor skills were correlated with later pragmatic language skills, and autistic children exhibited fewer motor skills than neurotypical children. In fact, motor skills were a better predictor of an autism spectrum diagnosis than were scores on a measure of current pragmatic language. These results highlight the important role of motor skills in autism spectrum disorders.
自闭症个体在发育过程中常常面临困难，即使在那些并非明确诊断标准的领域，如运动技能方面。本研究探讨了通过回顾性评估得出的早期运动技能与当前语用语言技能之间的关系。在性别和年龄上匹配的典型神经发育儿童和自闭症儿童的照顾者，完成了对其孩子早期运动发育和当前语言能力的评估。早期运动技能与后期语用语言技能相关，并且自闭症儿童表现出的运动技能比典型神经发育儿童更少。事实上，与当前语用语言测量得分相比，运动技能是自闭症谱系诊断的更好预测指标。这些结果凸显了运动技能在自闭症谱系障碍中的重要作用。
