Community-based postural control assessment in autistic individuals indicates a similar but delayed trajectory compared to neurotypical individuals.

ABSTRACT: Autistic individuals exhibit significant sensorimotor differences. Postural stability and control are foundational motor skills for successfully performing many activities of daily living. In neurotypical development, postural stability and control develop throughout childhood and adolescence. In autistic development, previous studies have focused primarily on individual age groups (e.g., childhood, adolescence, adulthood) or only controlled for age using age-matching. Here, we examined the age trajectories of postural stability and control in autism from childhood through adolescents using standardized clinical assessments. In study 1, we tested the postural stability of autistic (n = 27) and neurotypical (n = 41) children, adolescents, and young adults aged 7-20 years during quiet standi

SUBMITTER: Fears NE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10023334 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature