The Interrelationship Between Motor Coordination and Adaptive Behavior in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
The Interrelationship Between Motor Coordination and Adaptive Behavior in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
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DOI：
10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02350
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发表时间：
2018-11-27
影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Cairney, John
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作者：
Bremer, Emily;Cairney, John
目的：自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）儿童在运动协调方面面临重大挑战。然而，运动协调如何影响ASD儿童的行为功能尚不清楚。因此，本研究的目的是探讨运动协调和适应行为之间的关系，在7-12岁的儿童与ASD。方法：运动协调进行了评估，使用儿童运动评估电池，第2版（MABC-2）和适应行为进行了评估，父母报告使用葡萄园适应行为量表，第2版（VABS-2）作为一个更大的横断面研究的一部分。计算MABC-2和VABS-2评分的描述性特征，并使用斯皮尔曼秩序相关分析来检查运动协调和适应行为之间的关系。平均而言，参与者（n = 26）在运动协调方面表现出显著的挑战，除了两名参与者外，所有参与者都被归类为具有显著的运动障碍，得分等于或低于第16百分位数在MABC-2上相关分析结果表明，手的灵活性与日常生活技能呈正相关（r = 0.58，p < 0.003），整体运动协调性与日常生活技能（r = 0.60，p < 0.003）和整体适应行为（r = 0.57，p < 0.003）呈正相关。在所有情况下，更好的运动协调相关的适应性behaviors.Conclusion：这些结果突出了深刻的运动协调的挑战，ASD的儿童的经验，也表明，这些挑战，特别是与手的灵活性，与ASD的儿童的日常行为。运动和适应行为的相关性表明，需要进一步探讨基于运动的干预措施对这一人群的影响，以及进行纵向研究，以解开这些关系。
Objective: Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience significant challenges with their motor coordination. It is not, however, well understood how motor coordination may impact the behavioral functioning of children with ASD. Therefore the purpose of this study was to explore the relationships between motor coordination and adaptive behavior in 7-12-year-old children with ASD.Methods: Motor coordination was assessed using the Movement Assessment Battery for Children, 2nd Edition (MABC-2) and adaptive behavior was assessed by parental report using the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, 2nd Edition (VABS-2) as part of a larger cross-sectional study. Descriptive characteristics were calculated for MABC-2 and VABS-2 scores and Spearman's rank order correlation analyses were used to examine the relationship between motor coordination and adaptive behavior.Results: On average, the participants (n = 26) exhibited significant challenges in regard to their motor coordination with all but two participants classified as having significant motor impairments by scoring at or below the 16th percentile on the MABC-2. Results from the correlation analyses indicated that manual dexterity was positively related to daily living skills (r = 0.58, p < 0.003), and overall motor coordination was positively related to daily living skills (r = 0.60, p < 0.003) and overall adaptive behavior (r = 0.57, p < 0.003). In all instances, better motor coordination was related to more adaptive behaviors.Conclusion: These results highlight the profound motor coordination challenges that children with ASD experience and also suggest that these challenges, particularly with manual dexterity, are related to the daily behavior of children with ASD. The interrelatedness of motor and adaptive behavior suggests the need to further explore the impact of motor-based interventions for this population, as well as conduct longitudinal studies to disentangle these relationships.