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Odeh, Christina E.; Gladfelter, Allison L.; Stoesser, Carolyn; Roth, Sarah – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2022
Purpose: Although children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often display motor deficits, the nature of these motor deficits remains unspecified. The purpose of this study was to establish a robust motor profile in children with ASD across a wider range of motor skills by using two professionally administered standardized motor assessments…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Psychomotor Skills, Motor Development, Children
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Nolte, Heike; Solomons, Regan; Springer, Priscilla; Kidd, Martin; Africa, Eileen – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
Children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) often present motor co-ordination difficulties accompanying their speech and sound delays. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a paired versus a small group gross motor intervention on selected pre-school children, pre-identified with CAS. Children pre-identified with…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Intervention, Preschool Children, Speech Impairments
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Schott, Nadja; Getchell, Nancy – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2021
Background: Children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) frequently have difficulties performing gross motor skills such as the overarm throw. Our study examines the differences in both qualitative and quantitative characteristics of overarm throwing for accuracy between typically developing (TD) and children with DCD. Methods: A total…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Psychomotor Skills, Accuracy, Children
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Khodaverdi, Zeinab; Bahram, Abbas; Khalaji, Hassan; Kazemnejad, Anoshirvan; Ghadiri, Farhad; O'Brien, Wesley – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2021
This paper aimed to investigate different dimensions of motor competence (MC) by using four commonly administered MC assessment tools (Test of Gross Motor Development-3, Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency-2 Short Form, Körperkoordinationtest Für Kinder, and Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2) in a sample of 184 girls…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Females, Children, Motor Development
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Belaire, Ana; Colomer, Carla; Maravé-Vivas, María; Chiva-Bartoll, Oscar – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2022
Background: A high number of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) present motor deficits. The objectives of this study were (1) to evaluate the motor performance of children with ASD and (2) to analyze the influence that sociodemographic variables and difficulties related to learning have in the development of motor deficits. Method:…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Psychomotor Skills, Children, Early Adolescents