自闭症谱系障碍儿童运动技能与语言能力的关系。

Relationship Between Motor Skills and Language Abilities in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder.

机构信息

School and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.

出版信息

Phys Ther. 2021 May 4;101(5). doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzab033.

DOI:10.1093/ptj/pzab033

PMID:33522583

Abstract

OBJECTIVES

Few studies have examined the relationship between language abilities and specific motor skills in toddlers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The aim of this study was to compare the relationship of receptive language (RL) and expressive language (EL) abilities with motor functioning in toddlers with ASD aged 24 to 36 months and their peers with typical development (TD). Furthermore, the study compared multidimensional motor functioning in toddlers with ASD with delayed RL and EL development and toddlers with ASD and typical RL and EL development. The predictive powers of the motor skills were examined for the group with delayed RL and EL development.

METHODS

The language abilities of 38 toddlers with ASD and 38 age-matched toddlers with TD were evaluated using the Receptive and Expressive Language Subscales of the Mullen Scale of Early Learning, and their motor skills were assessed using the Peabody Developmental Motor Scales, Second Edition.

RESULTS

Significant correlations between language ability and motor functioning were observed in the ASD and TD groups. The ASD group with delayed RL and EL development had lower scores for multidimensional motor functioning than the ASD group with typical RL and EL development and the TD group. Moreover, the risks of delayed EL and RL development could be predicted by the lower motor scores in toddlers with ASD.

CONCLUSIONS

The positive correlation between language abilities and motor functioning in toddlers with ASD indicated potential connections between the early onsets of motor and speech-language impairments in these toddlers.

IMPACT

The results may have implications for the development of motor-based interventions targeting language development in young children with ASD.

摘要

目的

鲜有研究探讨自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）幼儿的语言能力与特定运动技能之间的关系。本研究旨在比较 24 至 36 个月 ASD 幼儿及其具有典型发育（TD）的同龄儿的接受性语言（RL）和表达性语言（EL）能力与运动功能之间的关系。此外，本研究还比较了 RL 和 EL 发育延迟与 ASD 幼儿以及 RL 和 EL 发育正常的 ASD 幼儿的多维运动功能。还检查了 RL 和 EL 发育延迟组的运动技能的预测能力。