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Motor skills predict adaptive behavior in autistic children and adolescents
dc.contributor.authorFears, Nicholas E.
dc.contributor.authorPalmer, Stephanie A.
dc.contributor.authorMiller, Haylie L.
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-05T21:02:20Z
dc.date.available2023-07-05 17:02:18en
dc.date.available2022-07-05T21:02:20Z
dc.date.issued2022-06
dc.identifier.citationFears, Nicholas E.; Palmer, Stephanie A.; Miller, Haylie L. (2022). "Motor skills predict adaptive behavior in autistic children and adolescents." Autism Research 15(6): 1083-1089.
dc.identifier.issn1939-3792
dc.identifier.issn1939-3806
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/172996
dc.description.abstractIt is well-documented that intelligence quotient (IQ) is a poor predictor of adaptive behavior scores in autism, with autistic children having lower adaptive behavior scores than would be predicted based on their IQ scores. Differences in motor skills may explain the variability in their adaptive behavior scores. The current study examined how motor skills might explain autistic individuals’ low adaptive behavior scores and which individual components of IQ (i.e., verbal comprehension and perceptual reasoning) and motor skills (i.e., manual dexterity, aiming and catching, and balance) may drive this effect. We examined the associations between IQ, motor skills, calibrated severity, and adaptive behavior scores in 45 autistic children and adolescents. Using a t-test, we found a significant difference (p <0.001) between full-scale IQ and adaptive behavior scores, indicating that our participants’ adaptive behavior scores were lower than would be expected given their full-scale IQ. Using a linear regression, we investigated whether motor skills predicted adaptive behavior in autistic children and adolescents and found that motor skills scores were associated with adaptive behavior scores (p = 0.022). To further investigate these associations, we used another linear regression to examine how individual components of IQ and motor skills predicted adaptive behavior scores in autistic children and adolescents. Our results indicated that manual dexterity scores were associated with adaptive behavior scores (p = 0.036). These findings clearly illustrate the need for further understanding of autistic individuals’ difficulties with adaptive behavior and the potential role of motor skill difficulties that may underlie these difficulties.Lay SummaryAutistic children have lower adaptive behavior scores (e.g., daily living skills, social skills, communication) than intelligence scores (e.g., verbal and perceptual skills) along with difficulties with motor skills. Motor skills may explain the gap between adaptive behavior and intelligence. We found motor skills were associated with adaptive behavior in autistic children and adolescents. In particular, hand coordination was associated with adaptive behavior. We need to better understand how autistic individuals’ motor skills impact their adaptive behavior to provide effective supports.
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.
dc.subject.otheradaptive behavior
dc.subject.otherautism spectrum disorder
dc.subject.otherintelligence
dc.subject.othermotor skills
dc.subject.othermovement disorder
dc.titleMotor skills predict adaptive behavior in autistic children and adolescents
dc.typeArticle
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dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelNeurosciences
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelPsychology
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelHealth Sciences
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelSocial Sciences
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Reviewed
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dc.identifier.doi10.1002/aur.2708
dc.identifier.sourceAutism Research
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