Differences in Developmental Functioning Profiles Between Male and Female Preschoolers Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder / Francesco CRAIG in Autism Research, 13-9 (September 2020)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism Research > 13-9 (September 2020) . - p.1537-1547 Titre : Differences in Developmental Functioning Profiles Between Male and Female Preschoolers Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Francesco CRAIG, Auteur ; Alessandro CRIPPA, Auteur ; Andrea DE GIACOMO, Auteur ; Marta RUGGIERO, Auteur ; Veronica RIZZATO, Auteur ; Alessandro LORENZO, Auteur ; Isabella FANIZZA, Auteur ; Lucia MARGARI, Auteur ; Antonio TRABACCA, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.1537-1547 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Abstract This study investigated differences in clinical symptoms and developmental functioning profiles as well as sex-specific correlations of clinical characteristics and communication abilities, motor skills, and maladaptive behaviors in male and female preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Fifty-two females (mean age 4.5 ± 2.16 years old) and 62 males (mean age 4.2 ± 1.17 years old) with ASD were enrolled and assessed by measures including the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-Second Edition (ADOS-2) and Psychoeducational Profile-Third Edition (PEP-3). We found intellectual disability in 91.2% of the children. While preschoolers with ASD showed comparable severity of restricted and repetitive behaviors (P = 0.17), females with ASD were less severely affected than age and intelligence quotient-matched males with ASD in the ADOS-2 social affect domain (P value = 0.001) and calibrated severity scores (P = 0.002). Interestingly, sex-specific linear regressions revealed that fine motor skills were predictive of impaired social affect in males but not in females. Specifically, motor skills might be the core feature for sex differences in ASD. Although preliminary, this finding suggests the need for more sex-specific diagnostic and intervention strategies in order to improve early identification efforts and specific intervention targets. Lay Summary Little is known about differences in developmental and functional profiles in males and females with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We found important similarities and differences in the core ASD symptoms between male and female preschoolers. In addition, fine motor skills seem to predict social affect impairment and ASD symptom severity in males with ASD. Autism Res 2020, 13: 1537–1547. © 2020 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.2305 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=431 [article] Differences in Developmental Functioning Profiles Between Male and Female Preschoolers Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder [texte imprimé] / Francesco CRAIG, Auteur ; Alessandro CRIPPA, Auteur ; Andrea DE GIACOMO, Auteur ; Marta RUGGIERO, Auteur ; Veronica RIZZATO, Auteur ; Alessandro LORENZO, Auteur ; Isabella FANIZZA, Auteur ; Lucia MARGARI, Auteur ; Antonio TRABACCA, Auteur . - p.1537-1547. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism Research > 13-9 (September 2020) . - p.1537-1547 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Abstract This study investigated differences in clinical symptoms and developmental functioning profiles as well as sex-specific correlations of clinical characteristics and communication abilities, motor skills, and maladaptive behaviors in male and female preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Fifty-two females (mean age 4.5 ± 2.16 years old) and 62 males (mean age 4.2 ± 1.17 years old) with ASD were enrolled and assessed by measures including the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-Second Edition (ADOS-2) and Psychoeducational Profile-Third Edition (PEP-3). We found intellectual disability in 91.2% of the children. While preschoolers with ASD showed comparable severity of restricted and repetitive behaviors (P = 0.17), females with ASD were less severely affected than age and intelligence quotient-matched males with ASD in the ADOS-2 social affect domain (P value = 0.001) and calibrated severity scores (P = 0.002). Interestingly, sex-specific linear regressions revealed that fine motor skills were predictive of impaired social affect in males but not in females. Specifically, motor skills might be the core feature for sex differences in ASD. Although preliminary, this finding suggests the need for more sex-specific diagnostic and intervention strategies in order to improve early identification efforts and specific intervention targets. Lay Summary Little is known about differences in developmental and functional profiles in males and females with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We found important similarities and differences in the core ASD symptoms between male and female preschoolers. In addition, fine motor skills seem to predict social affect impairment and ASD symptom severity in males with ASD. Autism Res 2020, 13: 1537–1547. © 2020 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.2305 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=431

Motor competency and social communication skills in preschool children with autism spectrum disorder / Francesco CRAIG in Autism Research, 11-6 (June 2018)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism Research > 11-6 (June 2018) . - p.893-902 Titre : Motor competency and social communication skills in preschool children with autism spectrum disorder Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Francesco CRAIG, Auteur ; Alessandro LORENZO, Auteur ; Elisabetta LUCARELLI, Auteur ; Luigi RUSSO, Auteur ; Isabella FANIZZA, Auteur ; Antonio TRABACCA, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.893-902 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Acsf:Sc  intellectual disabilities  motor skills  social cognition  social communication Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : This study aimed to investigate the association between motor competency and social communication in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) compared with children with Intellectual Disabilities (ID) and typically developing (TD) children. Motor competency, ASD symptoms, and nonverbal Intelligent Quotient (IQ) were investigated through the following tests: Movement Assessment Battery for Children, second edition (MABC-2), Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ), Autism Classification System of Functioning: Social Communication (ACSF:SC) and Leiter International Performances Scale Revised (Leiter-R). The ASD + ID and ID groups had lower MABC-2-manual dexterity mean scores, MABC-2-aiming and catching mean scores, MABC-2-static and dynamic balance mean scores and MABC-2-TTS compared with the TD group (P < 0.05). In addition, the ASD + ID group had lower MABC-2-aiming and catching mean scores compared with the ID group. In the ASD + ID group, we found a significant negative correlation (P < 0.001) between MABC-2-aiming and catching scores with SCQ scores, nonverbal IQ and ACSF:SC levels. Our findings provide new insight into the common neuropsychological mechanisms underlying social communication and motor deficits in ASD. Multiple deficits in motor functioning may be present in ASD and ID, however deficits involving the ability to integrate motor and social cues are somewhat specific to ASD. Autism Res 2018, 11: 893-902. (c) 2018 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc. LAY SUMMARY: This study highlighted the specificity of motor impairment in ASD comparing performances on a frequently used measure of motor impairment between clinical groups (ASD + ID and ID) and a non-clinical group. While previous research has suggested that multiple deficits in motor functioning may be present in ASD, our findings suggest that deficits in tasks involving the ability to integrate visual and motor cues (aiming and catching task) are somewhat specific to ASD. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.1939 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=366 [article] Motor competency and social communication skills in preschool children with autism spectrum disorder [texte imprimé] / Francesco CRAIG, Auteur ; Alessandro LORENZO, Auteur ; Elisabetta LUCARELLI, Auteur ; Luigi RUSSO, Auteur ; Isabella FANIZZA, Auteur ; Antonio TRABACCA, Auteur . - p.893-902. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism Research > 11-6 (June 2018) . - p.893-902 Mots-clés : Acsf:Sc  intellectual disabilities  motor skills  social cognition  social communication Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : This study aimed to investigate the association between motor competency and social communication in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) compared with children with Intellectual Disabilities (ID) and typically developing (TD) children. Motor competency, ASD symptoms, and nonverbal Intelligent Quotient (IQ) were investigated through the following tests: Movement Assessment Battery for Children, second edition (MABC-2), Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ), Autism Classification System of Functioning: Social Communication (ACSF:SC) and Leiter International Performances Scale Revised (Leiter-R). The ASD + ID and ID groups had lower MABC-2-manual dexterity mean scores, MABC-2-aiming and catching mean scores, MABC-2-static and dynamic balance mean scores and MABC-2-TTS compared with the TD group (P < 0.05). In addition, the ASD + ID group had lower MABC-2-aiming and catching mean scores compared with the ID group. In the ASD + ID group, we found a significant negative correlation (P < 0.001) between MABC-2-aiming and catching scores with SCQ scores, nonverbal IQ and ACSF:SC levels. Our findings provide new insight into the common neuropsychological mechanisms underlying social communication and motor deficits in ASD. Multiple deficits in motor functioning may be present in ASD and ID, however deficits involving the ability to integrate motor and social cues are somewhat specific to ASD. Autism Res 2018, 11: 893-902. (c) 2018 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc. LAY SUMMARY: This study highlighted the specificity of motor impairment in ASD comparing performances on a frequently used measure of motor impairment between clinical groups (ASD + ID and ID) and a non-clinical group. While previous research has suggested that multiple deficits in motor functioning may be present in ASD, our findings suggest that deficits in tasks involving the ability to integrate visual and motor cues (aiming and catching task) are somewhat specific to ASD. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.1939 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=366

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