PMID- 22207461 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20120503 LR - 20211021 IS - 1538-005X (Electronic) IS - 0898-5669 (Print) IS - 0898-5669 (Linking) VI - 24 IP - 1 DP - 2012 Spring TI - Motor characteristics of young children referred for possible autism spectrum disorder. PG - 21-9 LID - 10.1097/PEP.0b013e31823e071a [doi] AB - PURPOSE: To examine motor characteristics of children referred for evaluation for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) using the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, Third Edition (BSID-III). METHODS: BSID-III scores were collected through retrospective chart review for 30 children (mean age = 31.57 +/- 6 months) admitted to an outpatient autism evaluation clinic. RESULTS: Children referred to an ASD clinic demonstrated a mean delay of 6 months for gross motor skills and 8 months for fine motor skills. There were no differences in total score or item analysis in group comparisons of motor characteristics in young children who did or did not receive a diagnosis of ASD. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that a delay in fine and gross motor skills at an early age is a characteristic of infants referred to an ASD clinic. Furthermore, the BSID-III may not be sensitive enough to distinguish between referred children with and without ASD. FAU - Lane, Alison AU - Lane A AD - Division of Occupational Therapy, School of Allied Medical Professions, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA. FAU - Harpster, Karen AU - Harpster K FAU - Heathcock, Jill AU - Heathcock J LA - eng GR - L40 HD056877/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States GR - UL1 TR000090/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - Pediatr Phys Ther JT - Pediatric physical therapy : the official publication of the Section on Pediatrics of the American Physical Therapy Association JID - 8912748 SB - IM CIN - Pediatr Phys Ther. 2012 Spring;24(1):30. PMID: 22207462 MH - Age Factors MH - Case-Control Studies MH - Child MH - Child Development Disorders, Pervasive/*diagnosis/psychology MH - Child Welfare MH - Child, Preschool MH - Developmental Disabilities/*diagnosis/psychology MH - Disability Evaluation MH - Female MH - Health Status Indicators MH - Humans MH - Infant MH - Infant Welfare MH - Infant, Newborn MH - Male MH - *Motor Skills MH - Outpatients MH - Psychometrics MH - Psychomotor Performance MH - *Referral and Consultation MH - Retrospective Studies PMC - PMC8112076 MID - NIHMS417560 EDAT- 2011/12/31 06:00 MHDA- 2012/05/04 06:00 PMCR- 2021/05/11 CRDT- 2011/12/31 06:00 PHST- 2011/12/31 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/12/31 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/05/04 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/05/11 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 00001577-201224010-00003 [pii] AID - 10.1097/PEP.0b013e31823e071a [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Pediatr Phys Ther. 2012 Spring;24(1):21-9. doi: 10.1097/PEP.0b013e31823e071a.