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Lim, Yi Huey; Partridge, Katie; Girdler, Sonya; Morris, Susan L. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
Impairments in postural control affect the development of motor and social skills in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This review compared the effect of different sensory conditions on static standing postural control between ASD and neurotypical individuals. Results from 19 studies indicated a large difference in postural control…
Descriptors: Human Posture, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Meta Analysis
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Stewart, Katherine B.; And Others – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1988
Motor skills were compared in two samples of children born biologically at risk: 19 children who had transient neurologic signs in infancy but were considered "normal" at two years, and 42 children who appeared neurologically normal throughout early childhood. At 4:6 years, the groups differed only on the measure of pencil prehension.…
Descriptors: Birth Weight, Comparative Analysis, Early Childhood Education, Motor Development
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Carlson, Dimity B.; And Others – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1986
Reports on a longitudinal study of cognitive and motor development among infants born to adolescent and adult mothers when race, parity, socioeconomic status and prenatal care were controlled and home environment evaluated. (HOD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Early Parenthood