What's missing in autism spectrum disorder motor assessments? Wilson, Rujuta B., McCracken, James T., Rinehart, Nicole J. and Jeste, Shafali S. 2018, What's missing in autism spectrum disorder motor assessments?, Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders, vol. 10, no. 1, doi: 10.1186/s11689-018-9257-6. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title What's missing in autism spectrum disorder motor assessments? Author(s) Wilson, Rujuta B. McCracken, James T. Rinehart, Nicole J. orcid.org/0000-0001-6109-3958 Jeste, Shafali S. Journal name Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders Volume number 10 Issue number 1 Article ID 33 Total pages 13 Publisher BioMed Central Place of publication London, Eng. Publication date 2018-12-13 ISSN 1866-1947 1866-1955 Keyword(s) Autism spectrum disorder Motor assessments Motor function Quantitative motor measures Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Clinical Neurology Neurosciences Neurosciences & Neurology SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN DOWN-SYNDROME NEURODEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOMES ASPERGERS-SYNDROME SKILL ASSESSMENT PERFORMANCE PROFICIENCY SIGNS COORDINATION SENSORIMOTOR Summary BACKGROUND: Motor delays and impairments in autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are extremely common and often herald the emergence of pervasive atypical development. Clinical accounts of ASD and standardized measures of motor function have identified deficits in multiple motor domains. However, literature describing frequently used standardized motor assessments in children with ASD, their test properties, and their limitations are sparse. METHODS: We systematically reviewed the literature to identify the most frequently used standardized motor assessments used to evaluate children with ASD from infancy to early childhood. All assessments included were required to possess reference norms, evaluate more than one motor domain, and have undergone some degree of validation. RESULTS: We identified six frequently used standardized measures of motor function per our inclusion and exclusion criteria. We investigated and described in detail the psychometric properties of these assessments, their utility for use with children with ASD, and their individual and overall strengths and limitations. The global strengths of these assessments are the ability to identify early development delays and differences in fine and gross motor function in children with ASD. Global limitations of these studies are lack of validation in individuals with ASD and scoring systems that often miss specific and subtle abnormalities. CONCLUSIONS: Standardized assessments of motor function have provided valuable information on motor impairments in ASD. However, significant limitations remain in the use of these measures in children with ASD. Moving forward, it is imperative that standardized measures of motor function receive greater validation testing in children with ASD to assess their potential application given the clinical heterogeneity of this condition. In addition, utilizing quantitative measures of motor function should allow for evaluation and comparison of individuals with ASD across the lifespan with varying cognitive and behavioral abilities. Language eng DOI 10.1186/s11689-018-9257-6 Field of Research 1109 Neurosciences 1701 Psychology HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2018, The Authors Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30117438 Document type: Journal Article Collections: School of Psychology Open Access Checking Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 31 Jan 2019, 10:42:08 EST Thu, 31 Jan 2019, 10:42:48 EST Fri, 01 Feb 2019, 04:04:32 EST Fri, 01 Feb 2019, 07:07:39 EST Fri, 12 Apr 2019, 06:04:36 EST Mon, 15 Apr 2019, 12:56:57 EST Mon, 15 Apr 2019, 12:58:51 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 1 times in TR Web of Science Cited 2 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 0 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 31 Jan 2019, 10:42:48 EST

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