Biscaldi, Monica, Rauh, Reinhold ORCID: 0000-0003-3053-1163, Mueller, Cora, Irion, Lisa, Saville, Christopher W. N., Schulz, Eberhard and Klein, Christoph (2015). Identification of neuromotor deficits common to autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and imitation deficits specific to autism spectrum disorder. Eur. Child Adolesc. Psych., 24 (12). S. 1497 - 1508. NEW YORK: SPRINGER. ISSN 1435-165X

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Abstract

Deficits in motor and imitation abilities are a core finding in autism spectrum disorders (ASD), but impaired motor functions are also found in attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Given recent theorising about potential aetiological overlap between the two disorders, the present study aimed to assess difficulties in motor performance and imitation of facial movements and meaningless gestures in a sample of 24 ADHD patients, 22 patients with ASD, and 20 typically developing children, matched for age (6-13 years) and similar in IQ (> 80). Furthermore, we explored the impact of comorbid ADHD symptoms on motor and imitation performance in the ASD sample and the interrelationships between the two groups of variables in the clinical groups separately. The results show motor dysfunction was common to both disorders, but imitation deficits were specific to ASD. Together with the pattern of interrelated motor and imitation abilities, which we found exclusively in the ASD group, our findings suggest complex phenotypic, and possibly aetiological, relationships between the two neurodevelopmental conditions.

Item Type: Journal Article
Creators:
CreatorsEmailORCIDORCID Put Code
Biscaldi, MonicaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Rauh, ReinholdUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0003-3053-1163UNSPECIFIED
Mueller, CoraUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Irion, LisaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Saville, Christopher W. N.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Schulz, EberhardUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Klein, ChristophUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-385563
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-015-0753-x
Journal or Publication Title: Eur. Child Adolesc. Psych.
Volume: 24
Number: 12
Page Range: S. 1497 - 1508
Date: 2015
Publisher: SPRINGER
Place of Publication: NEW YORK
ISSN: 1435-165X
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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DEVELOPMENTAL COORDINATION DISORDER; REACTION-TIME VARIABILITY; HIGH-FUNCTIONING AUTISM; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; PSYCHIATRIC-DISORDERS; MOTOR COORDINATION; YOUNG-CHILDREN; ADHD; PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENTMultiple languages
Psychology, Developmental; Pediatrics; PsychiatryMultiple languages
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/38556

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