Exploring the effect of motor coordination on repetitive behaviours in children with autism spectrum disorder

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Cebrail Karadaş ◽  
Hatice Bakkaloğlu ◽  
Şeyda Demir
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Motor Coordination ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Repetitive Behaviours

scholarly journals Assessment of Speech and Fine Motor Coordination in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

IEEE Access ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 127535-127545 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanya Talkar ◽  
James R. Williamson ◽  
Daniel J. Hannon ◽  
Hrishikesh M. Rao ◽  
Sophia Yuditskaya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Motor Coordination ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Fine Motor Coordination

Association between severity and repetitive behaviours among children with autism spectrum disorder and anxiety and depression among their primary caregivers

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (01) ◽  
pp. 4-10
Author(s):  
J. , , , Anu Rita ◽  
P. P. Kannan ◽  
Vijaya Raghavan ◽  
Shanthi Nambi
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Primary Caregivers ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Repetitive Behaviours ◽  
Repetitive Behaviour ◽  
Hamilton Rating Scale

Background: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is one of the most common pervasive developmental disorder and present with varied severity and clinical presentation. The diagnosis of ASD in the children has a huge psychological impact among their primary caregivers, leading to distress and mental health issues. The aim of our study was to assess the association between the severity and repetitive behaviours in children with autism spectrum disorder and anxiety and depression levels among their primary caregivers. Materials and methods: Children with autism spectrum disorder and their primary caregivers were recruited from the child psychiatry unit of large tertiary children hospital in south India, after informed consent. Severity of ASD was assessed by Childhood Autism Rating Scale – 1 (CARS-1) and repetitive behaviour by Repetitive behaviour scale - Revised (RBS-R). Among the caregivers, anxiety levels were assessed by Hamilton rating scale for Anxiety (HAM-A) and depression levels were assessed by Hamilton rating scale for Depression (HAM-D). Results: We recruited 100 children with ASD and their mothers (primary caregivers) in the study. The prevalence of anxiety and depression among mothers of children with ASD was 44% and 30%. Statistically significant correlation was observed between CARS scores and HAM-A (p=0.002) and HAM-D (p less than 0.001) scores. Among the repetitive behaviours, self-injurious behaviour was found to be significantly associated with anxiety (p less than 0.001) and depression (p less than 0.001) scores, while stereotyped (P =0.002) and compulsive (p=0.004) behaviours were associated with depression scores. Conclusion: There is a significant association between severity of autism spectrum disorder and anxiety and depression among their mothers.

scholarly journals Maternal Mid-Gestation Cytokine Dysregulation in Mothers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Casey ◽  
M. Carter ◽  
A. M. Looney ◽  
V. Livingstone ◽  
G. Moloney ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Developmental Disorder ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Immune Dysregulation ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Repetitive Behaviours ◽  
Confounding Variables ◽  
Cytokine Dysregulation

AbstractAutism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder characterised by deficits in social interactions and communication, with stereotypical and repetitive behaviours. Recent evidence suggests that maternal immune dysregulation may predispose offspring to ASD. Independent samples t-tests revealed downregulation of IL-17A concentrations in cases, when compared to controls, at both 15 weeks (p = 0.02), and 20 weeks (p = 0.02), which persisted at 20 weeks following adjustment for confounding variables. This adds to the growing body of evidence that maternal immune regulation may play a role in foetal neurodevelopment.

Longitudinal Study of Motor Coordination Development in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

2021 ◽  
pp. 98-123
Author(s):  
Kiyoji Koreeda
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Motor Coordination ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Children With Asd ◽  
Special Education School ◽  
Coordination Development ◽  
Educational Potential

Few studies have longitudinally investigated the development of the motor function in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In this chapter, the author investigated trends in how the development of motor coordination ability is closely related to motor functions in children with ASD. The participants were children enrolled in a special education school for persons with developmental disabilities in Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan. Among them, the study targeted 35 children who took the Body Coordination Test (BCT) continuously for more than three years. Although there were individual differences, the average score on the BCT increased with age. In particular, children with ASD showed moderate development, even during adolescence, when typical children experienced the plateau effect. The results suggest that children with ASD have great educational potential in adolescence.

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