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Gross Motor Development, Movement Abnormalities, and Early Identification of Autism
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
  • Sally Ozonoff, Department of Psychiatry, University of California – Davis Health System, M.I.N.D. Institute
  • Gregory S. Young, Department of Psychiatry, University of California – Davis Health System, M.I.N.D. Institute
  • Stacy Goldring, Department of Psychiatry, University of California – Davis Health System, M.I.N.D. Institute
  • Laura Greiss Hess, Department of Psychiatry, University of California – Davis Health System, M.I.N.D. Institute
  • Andriana M. Herrera, Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota
  • Joel Steele, Department of Psychiatry, University of California – Davis Health System, M.I.N.D. Institute
  • Suzanne Macari, Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine
  • Susan Hepburn, Department of Psychiatry, University of California – Davis Health System, M.I.N.D. Institute
  • Sally J. Rogers, Department of Psychiatry, University of California – Davis Health System, M.I.N.D. Institute
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-1-2008
Disciplines
Department
Occupational Therapy
Abstract

Gross motor development (supine, prone, rolling, sitting, crawling, walking) and movement abnormalities were examined in the home videos of infants later diagnosed with autism (regression and no regression subgroups), developmental delays (DD), or typical development. Group differences in maturity were found for walking, prone, and supine, with the DD and Autism-No Regression groups both showing later developing motor maturity than typical children. The only statistically significant differences in movement abnormalities were in the DD group; the two autism groups did not differ from the typical group in rates of movement abnormalities or lack of protective responses. These findings do not replicate previous investigations suggesting that early motor abnormalities seen on home video can assist in early identification of autism.

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Publisher Statement
This is a pre-print of an article published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. The final authenticated version is available online at: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10803-007-0430-0
PubMed ID
17805956
Citation Information
Sally Ozonoff, Gregory S. Young, Stacy Goldring, Laura Greiss Hess, et al.. "Gross Motor Development, Movement Abnormalities, and Early Identification of Autism" Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders Vol. 38 Iss. 4 (2008) p. 644 - 656 ISSN: 1573-3432
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/laura_greisshess/7/