Movement Perception and Movement Production in Asperger's Syndrome

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  • Author(s): Price, Kelly J.; Shiffrar, Maggie; Kerns, Kimberly A.
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. Jan-Mar 2012 6(1):391-398.
  • Physical Description:
    PDF
  • Publication Date:
    2012
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Research
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      Elsevier. 6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, FL 32887-4800. Tel: 877-839-7126; Tel: 407-345-4020; Fax: 407-363-1354; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://www.elsevier.com
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      8
    • Subject Terms:
      Optics; Motion; Motor Development; Asperger Syndrome; Psychomotor Skills; Visual Impairments; Males; Comparative Analysis; Children; Adolescents; Young Adults; Human Posture; Visual Perception; Visual Stimuli; Correlation; Perceptual Impairments; Perceptual Motor Coordination
    • Accession Number:
      10.1016/j.rasd.2011.06.013
    • ISSN:
      1750-9467
    • Abstract:
      To determine whether motor difficulties documented in Asperger's Syndrome (AS) are related to compromised visual abilities, this study examined perception and movement in response to dynamic visual environments. Fourteen males with AS and 16 controls aged 7-23 completed measures of motor skills, postural response to optic flow, and visual sensitivity to static form and coherent motion in random dot kinematograms and point-light walkers. No group differences were found in sensitivity to static form or coherent motion. However, significant group differences were found in visual sensitivity to human movement and postural responsivity to optic flow, which both correlated with motor skills. This may suggest difficulties in perception and production of movement and dysfunctional perceptual-motor linkages in AS. (Contains 5 tables and 1 figure.)
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2011
    • Accession Number:
      EJ947650