Disruption to motor intentions in children with autism: kinematic evidence for brainstem timing errors

Jonathan T. Delafield-Butt; Krzysztof Sobota; Ania Anzulewicz; Szu-Ching Lu; Lindsay Millar; Phil Rowe

Disruption to motor intentions in children with autism: kinematic evidence for brainstem timing errors

Jonathan T. Delafield-Butt, Krzysztof Sobota, Ania Anzulewicz, Szu-Ching Lu, Lindsay Millar, Phil Rowe

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Abstract

Human movements are prospective (Delafield-Butt et al., 2018). They must anticipate ahead of time their lawful consequences (Delafield-Butt & Gangopadhyay, 2013; Trevarthen & Delafield-Butt, 2017a, 2017b). In children with autism, evidence indicates a common disruption to prospective movement may underpin its early pathogenesis (Trevarthen & Delafield-Butt, 2013) and may be a cardinal feature of autism (Fournier et al., 2006). Yet, more work is required to better characterize this possible ‘autism motor signature’ and to probe its neurodevelopmental origins. In this study, we employed smart tablet computers with touch-sensitive screens and embedded inertial movement sensors to ecologically record the subsecond motor kinematics of purposive, prospective movements made by children developing with and without autism.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 11 May 2018
Event	International Society for Autism Research Annual Meeting - Rotterdam, Netherlands Duration: 8 May 2018 → 12 May 2018 https://insar.confex.com/insar/2018/webprogram/meeting.html

Conference

Conference	International Society for Autism Research Annual Meeting
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Rotterdam
Period	8/05/18 → 12/05/18
Internet address	https://insar.confex.com/insar/2018/webprogram/meeting.html

Keywords

children with autism
neurodevelopment
motor kinematics
motor deficiency

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Delafield-Butt-etal-INSAR-2018-Disruption-to-motor-intentions-in-children-with-autismAccepted author manuscript, 1.73 MB

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Disruption to motor intentions in children with autism: kinematic evidence for brainstem timing errors

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Disruption to motor intentions in children with autism: kinematic evidence for brainstem timing errors

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Predictive Power of iPad Gameplay

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Toward the autism motor signature: gesture patterns during smart tablet gameplay identify children with autism

Autism as a developmental disorder in intentional movement and affective engagement

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Strathclyde Team Medal for Innovation in Autism

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Moving in Autism

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