Arm and Hand Movement in Children Suspected of Having Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Braddock, Barbara A.; Hilton, Jane C.
Titel	Arm and Hand Movement in Children Suspected of Having Autism Spectrum Disorder
Quelle	In: Communication Disorders Quarterly, 37 (2016) 3, S.148-159 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1525-7401
DOI	10.1177/1525740114562065
Schlagwörter	Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Autism; Pretests Posttests; Video Technology; Protocol Analysis; Psychomotor Skills; Responses; Augmentative and Alternative Communication; Manipulative Materials; Nonverbal Communication; Child Behavior; Preschool Children; Rating Scales; Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales; Childhood Autism Rating Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Psychomotorische Aktivität; Hilfsmittel; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Rating-Skala
Abstract	The aim of this study was to describe arm and hand movement in children suspected of having autism spectrum disorder (ASD; age range 29-43 months). A videotaped retrospective review of five children with symptoms of ASD during "Communication Temptation Tasks" was completed at two time points (pre-testing and 6 weeks later). Categories of arm and hand movement were classified and examined. Findings revealed that mean proportional use of arm and hand movement types were generally stable between time points. Only 2 of 17 coded arm and hand movements significantly changed over the 6-week developmental period for appropriate actions on objects and the "give" meaningful communicative act. Appropriate actions on objects were represented at the highest proportion at each time point. Aided augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) was inconsistently used. The findings support the need to examine motor and language co-developments in children suspected of having ASD to inform clinical practice. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01