Journal article
Shared Features or Co-occurrence? Evaluating Symptoms of Developmental Coordination Disorder in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Journal of autism and developmental disorders, Vol.51(10), pp.3443-3455
10/01/2021
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-020-04766-z
PMCID: PMC10177628
PMID: 33387238
Abstract
Motor differences are common in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), but rarely evaluated against diagnostic criteria for Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD). We aimed to determine whether motor problems in ASD represent the possible co-occurrence of DCD. We retrospectively reviewed standardized assessments and parent-reports to evaluate motor ability in 43 individuals with ASD against diagnostic criteria for DCD, and compared to 18 individuals with DCD. Over 97% of cases in the ASD group scored below the 16th percentile in motor ability, with most below the 5th percentile. Over 90% of cases in the ASD group met criteria for co-occurring DCD. Motor challenges are a clinically-significant problem in ASD; systematically assessing the prevalence of co-occurring ASD + DCD is necessary to optimize assessment and intervention.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Shared Features or Co-occurrence? Evaluating Symptoms of Developmental Coordination Disorder in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Creators
- Haylie L. Miller - University of North TexasGabriela M. Sherrod - University of North TexasJoyce E. Mauk - Cook Children's Medical CenterNicholas E. Fears - University of North TexasLinda S. Hynan - The University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterPriscila M. Tamplain - The University of Texas at Arlington
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of autism and developmental disorders, Vol.51(10), pp.3443-3455
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10803-020-04766-z
- PMID
- 33387238
- PMCID
- PMC10177628
- NLM abbreviation
- J Autism Dev Disord
- ISSN
- 0162-3257
- eISSN
- 1573-3432
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 13
- Grant note
- KL2-TR001103; UL1-TR001105; K01-MH107774 / National Institutes of Health; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA SMA-1514495 / National Science Foundation; National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/01/2021
- Academic Unit
- Health, Sport, and Human Physiology
- Record Identifier
- 9985219852502771
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