IRCCS Eugenio Medea, Italy.
University of Calabria (UNICAL), Italy.
Autism. 2021 Jul;25(5):1481-1491. doi: 10.1177/1362361321995634. Epub 2021 Mar 2.
Motor peculiarities are often reported in children with autism spectrum disorder and may predict subsequent adaptive functioning and quality of life. Although the sex bias in the prevalence of the disorder is well documented, little is known about differences in motor profile in males and females with autism spectrum disorder. Our goal was to study differences in motor functioning of boys and girls with autism spectrum disorder aged 3-11 years compared with typically developing children. Their motor performances were evaluated using a multimethod approach, including standardized motor tests, caregiver reports, and a detailed motion capture analysis of a simple reach-to-drop movement. We found that, irrespective of sex, children with autism spectrum disorder had worse scores than typically developing children on standardized tests and on caregiver reports. Interestingly, girls with autism spectrum disorder, but not boys, presented altered motor anticipation in reach-to-drop. Our findings emphasize the need for more sex-specific assessment of motor function in autism spectrum disorder.
运动特点在自闭症谱系障碍儿童中经常被报道，并且可能预测后续的适应功能和生活质量。尽管该障碍的患病率存在性别偏见已被充分记录，但对于自闭症谱系障碍男性和女性之间的运动特征差异知之甚少。我们的目标是研究 3-11 岁自闭症谱系障碍男孩和女孩与正常发育儿童之间运动功能的差异。他们的运动表现使用多方法评估，包括标准化运动测试、照顾者报告以及简单伸手掉落运动的详细运动捕捉分析。我们发现，无论性别如何，自闭症谱系障碍儿童在标准化测试和照顾者报告上的得分都比正常发育儿童差。有趣的是，自闭症谱系障碍女孩而不是男孩在伸手掉落时表现出运动预期的改变。我们的研究结果强调了在自闭症谱系障碍中需要进行更具性别特异性的运动功能评估。
