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Atypical development of sequential manual motor planning and visuomotor integration in children with autism at early school-age: a longitudinal kinematic study
Umeå University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Psychology.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3390-8456
Umeå University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Psychology. Department of Health, Education and Technology, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7878-4488
Umeå University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Psychology. Department of Occupational Health, Psychology and Sports Sciences, University of Gävle, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2804-3200
Umeå University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Psychology.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3710-8368
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2025 (English)In: Autism, ISSN 1362-3613, E-ISSN 1461-7005, Vol. 29, no 6, p. 1510-1523Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Sensorimotor difficulties are common in children with autism spectrum disorder, and it has been suggested that motor planning problems underlie their atypical movements. At early school-age, motor planning development typically involves changes in visuomotor integration, a function known to be affected in autism spectrum disorder. However, there is a lack of detailed characterization of typical motor planning development during this stage, and how motor planning develops in children with autism spectrum disorder is largely unknown. This longitudinal kinematic study examined goal-directed sequential manual movements in children with autism spectrum disorder and in typically developing children across ages 7, 8, and 9 years. We manipulated goal-difficulty and availability of initial visual information to investigate visuomotor integration and chaining of subparts during movement performance. The results revealed emerging group differences at older age, suggesting atypical motor planning development in children with autism spectrum disorder. Notably, unlike the typically developing group, availability of initial visual information did not facilitate motor planning for the autism spectrum disorder group. The results show that motor planning differences in autism spectrum disorder appear related to atypical visuomotor integration and global processing of sensorimotor information. The findings also emphasize the importance of considering developmental aspects in research and practice related to motor problems in children with autism spectrum disorder.

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Sage Publications, 2025. Vol. 29, no 6, p. 1510-1523
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autism spectrum disorders, development, kinematics, longitudinal, motor planning, school-age children, visuomotor integration
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-233981DOI: 10.1177/13623613241311333ISI: 001390065600001PubMedID: 39760319Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85214118643OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-233981DiVA, id: diva2:1926783
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Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, KAW 2015.0192Riksbankens Jubileumsfond, RJ SAB20-0039Available from: 2025-01-13 Created: 2025-01-13 Last updated: 2025-07-10Bibliographically approved

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