Research: A Kinematic Analysis of How Young Adults With and Without Autism Plan and Control Goal-Directed Movements

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Authored by Glazenbrook, CM, Elliott D., and Lyons J. in Motor Control, Volume 10, Issue 3, p. 244-264, (2006).

Article summary (posted Dec 14, 2006):

Individuals with autism may have movement problems that are rarely identified and rarely treated.

This study was designed to see how much control young adults with autism have when they move. The authors find that adults with autism move differently than other adults. For example, adults with autism move more slowly (about 50%) than do other adults. The researchers also found that adults with autism show much more variation when asked to repeat a movement than do other adults. They are, however, able to control their movements and hit a target. The authors suggest that maybe adults with autism have trouble using their muscles to make strong and forceful movements.

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adults with autism, autism, control, movement
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