Jones V, Prior M
J Autism Dev Disord. 1985 Mar;15(1):37-46. doi: 10.1007/BF01837897.
Autistic children were compared with chronological and mental age-matched normal children on two tests of motor imitation and on the Herzig Battery for Non-Focal Neurological Signs. The results indicated that autistic children have significant handicaps in the neurodevelopmental area, with very poor performance on motor imitation tasks and a universal and significant excess of soft signs of neurological dysfunction. Such "dyspraxias" may underlie the failure of these children to learn to use gesture.
在两项运动模仿测试以及赫尔齐希非局灶性神经体征量表测试中，对自闭症儿童与年龄及心理年龄匹配的正常儿童进行了比较。结果表明，自闭症儿童在神经发育领域存在显著障碍，在运动模仿任务中表现极差，且普遍存在大量显著的神经功能障碍软体征。这种“运用障碍”可能是这些儿童无法学会使用手势的原因。
