PMID- 17171541
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20070828
LR  - 20220716
IS  - 0162-3257 (Print)
IS  - 0162-3257 (Linking)
VI  - 37
IP  - 5
DP  - 2007 May
TI  - Quantitative assessment of neuromotor function in adolescents with high 
      functioning autism and Asperger Syndrome.
PG  - 948-59
AB  - BACKGROUND: Motor impairment in children with Asperger Syndrome (AS) or High 
      functioning autism (HFA) has been reported previously. This study presents 
      results of a quantitative assessment of neuromotor skills in 14-22 year old 
      HFA/AS. METHODS: 16 HFA/AS and 16 IQ-matched controls were assessed by the Zurich 
      Neuromotor Assessment (ZNA). RESULTS: The HFA/AS group showed strongest 
      impairments of dynamic balance skills and diadochokinesis. Motor abilities were 
      associated with degree of social withdrawal in the full sample and severity of 
      current autistic symptoms in the HFA/AS group. CONCLUSION: Similar motor patterns 
      as in younger children were found in the older adolescents. The association of 
      autistic symptoms with motor performance points towards an essential role of 
      motor impairment in autism spectrum disorders.
FAU - Freitag, Christine M
AU  - Freitag CM
AD  - Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Saarland University Hospital, 
      66421 Homburg(Saar), Germany. christine.freitag@uniklinikum-saarland.de
FAU - Kleser, Christina
AU  - Kleser C
FAU - Schneider, Marc
AU  - Schneider M
FAU - von Gontard, Alexander
AU  - von Gontard A
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - United States
TA  - J Autism Dev Disord
JT  - Journal of autism and developmental disorders
JID - 7904301
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Asperger Syndrome/epidemiology/*physiopathology
MH  - Autistic Disorder/epidemiology/*physiopathology
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Prevalence
MH  - *Psychomotor Disorders/diagnosis/epidemiology/physiopathology
EDAT- 2006/12/16 09:00
MHDA- 2007/08/29 09:00
CRDT- 2006/12/16 09:00
PHST- 2006/12/16 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2007/08/29 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2006/12/16 09:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1007/s10803-006-0235-6 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Autism Dev Disord. 2007 May;37(5):948-59. doi: 10.1007/s10803-006-0235-6.