Older Adolescents and Young Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder Have Difficulty Chaining Motor Acts When Performing Prehension Movements Compared to Typically Developing Peers

Older Adolescents and Young Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder Have Difficulty Chaining Motor Acts When Performing Prehension Movements Compared to Typically Developing Peers

It is known that motor actions performed by individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are clumsy and a previous study revealed that children with ASD of around 8 years old showed less smooth movement and dysfunction of appropriate usage of online vision for grip aperture control. The present...

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Main Authors: Takao Fukui, Misako Sano, Ari Tanaka, Mayuko Suzuki, Sooyung Kim, Hiromi Agarie, Reiko Fukatsu, Kengo Nishimaki, Yasoichi Nakajima, Makoto Wada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Subjects:
reach-to-grasp movements
kinematics
grip aperture adjustment
chaining motor acts
autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnhum.2018.00430/full

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