Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Developmental Coordination Disorder, and typical development differ in characteristics of dynamic postural control: a preliminary study

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) share similar behavioral and motor symptoms, but are not commonly studied together [1]. Children with ASD and DCD have poor postural control compared to TD children [2,3], and are at higher fall and injury risk [4,5]. Postural control depends on visuomotor integration –the use of visual information to guide motor action [6,7]. Here, we examined differences in dynamic postural control in children with ASD and DCD. We used a novel task [8] that requires online use of visual feedback to support dynamic postural control.
Source: Gait and Posture - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Tags: Short communication Source Type: research