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Differentiation of High-Functioning Autism and Asperger's Disorder Based on Neuromotor Behaviour
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Nayate, Ashwini; Tonge, Bruce J.; Bradshaw, John L.; McGinley, Jennifer L.; Iansek, Robert; Rinehart, Nicole J. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2012
Autism and Asperger's disorder (AD) are characterised by impairments in social interaction, stereotypic behaviours or restricted interests. Although currently listed as distinct clinical disorders, the validity of their distinction remains controversial. This study examined gait in children with autism and AD. Eleven children with high-functioning…
Descriptors: Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Interpersonal Relationship, Interaction
An Investigation of Upper Limb Motor Function in High Functioning Autism and Asperger's Disorder Using a Repetitive Fitts' Aiming Task
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Papadopoulos, Nicole; McGinley, Jennifer; Tonge, Bruce J.; Bradshaw, John L.; Saunders, Kerryn; Rinehart, Nicole J. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2012
There is now a growing body of research examining movement difficulties in children diagnosed with high functioning autism (HFA) and Asperger's disorder (AD). Despite this, few studies have investigated the kinematic components of movement that may be disrupted in children diagnosed with these disorders. The current study investigated rapid aiming…
Descriptors: Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Human Body, Psychomotor Skills
Electrophysiological Signs of Supplementary-Motor-Area Deficits in High-Functioning Autism but Not Asperger Syndrome: An Examination of Internally Cued Movement-Related Potentials
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Enticott, Peter G.; Bradshaw, John L.; Iansek, Robert; Tonge, Bruce J.; Rinehart, Nicole J. – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2009
Aims: Motor dysfunction is common to both autism and Asperger syndrome, but the underlying neurophysiological impairments are unclear. Neurophysiological examinations of motor dysfunction can provide information about likely sites of functional impairment and can contribute to the debate about whether autism and Asperger syndrome are variants of…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Females, Autism, Asperger Syndrome
An Examination of Movement Kinematics in Young People with High-Functioning Autism and Asperger's Disorder: Further Evidence for a Motor Planning Deficit
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Rinehart, Nicole J.; Bellgrove, Mark A.; Tonge, Bruce J.; Brereton, Avril V.; Howells-Rankin, Debra; Bradshaw, John L. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2006
This paper examines upper-body movement kinematics in individuals with high-functioning autism (HFA) and Asperger's disorder (AD). In general, the results indicate that HFA is more consistently associated with impaired motoric preparation/initiation than AD. The data further suggest that this quantitative difference in motor impairment is not…
Descriptors: Asperger Syndrome, Autism, Motion, Young Adults