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Publication Date: 2019
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Infant Motor Development in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Synthesis and Meta-Analysis
West, Kelsey L.
Child Development, v90 n6 p2053-2070 Nov-Dec 2019
Studies of infant motor development in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have increased in recent years. This article synthesized this literature through meta-analysis to assess (a) whether infant motor ability differs in ASD relative to neurotypical controls; and (b) whether motor ability and communication are related in infants with ASD. Study 1 aggregated data from 1,953 infants with ASD (ages 3.0-42.0 months), and Study 2 included 890 infants with ASD (age 6.0-42.9 months). Study 1 revealed that infant motor ability differed significantly in ASD compared with neurotypical infants--this difference was robust to variation in measurement and design. Furthermore, this group difference amplified as age increased. Study 2 indicated that within ASD, infant motor ability and communication are related.
Descriptors: Infants, Motor Development, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Meta Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Communication Skills, Psychomotor Skills, Child Development
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