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Hammering that Nail: Varied Praxis Motor Skills in Younger Autistic Children.
Document Type
Article
Source
Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders. Sep2020, Vol. 50 Issue 9, p3253-3262. 10p. 6 Charts.
Subject
*APRAXIA
*AUTISM in children
*CHILD development deviations
*MOTOR ability
*PSYCHOLOGY of movement
*CHILDREN with disabilities
*SPECIAL education schools
Language
ISSN
0162-3257
Abstract
Previous studies measuring praxis abilities in young autistic children have only used praxis measures that were not optimised for autistic individuals. Hence, we used the FAB-R to measure praxis skills in autistic (n = 38) and typically developing (TD) children (n = 38) aged between four and 10 years. Praxis abilities were generally not different between autistic and TD children. However, total dyspraxia and errors during verbal command and tool use were impaired in autistic children from a specialist autistic school (SAS). In contrast, autistic participants from the GC typically did not differ in praxis performance compared to controls. Hence, praxis abilities significantly vary between autistic younger children. Exploring mediating influences of such variability is imperative. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]