Toward a conceptual framework for early brain and behavior development in autism

J Piven, JT Elison, MJ Zylka - Molecular psychiatry, 2017 - nature.com
Studies of infant siblings of older autistic probands, who are at elevated risk for autism, have
demonstrated that the defining features of autism are not present in the first year of life but …

Retained primitive reflexes and potential for intervention in autistic spectrum disorders

R Melillo, G Leisman, C Machado… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
We provide evidence to support the contention that many aspects of Autistic Spectrum
Disorder (ASD) are related to interregional brain functional disconnectivity associated with …

[HTML][HTML] Motor planning and movement execution during goal-directed sequential manual movements in 6-year-old children with autism spectrum disorder: A …

A Bäckström, AM Johansson, T Rudolfsson… - Research in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Atypical motor functioning is prevalent in children with autism spectrum disorder
(ASD). Knowledge of the underlying kinematic properties of these problems is sparse. Aims …

Postural orientation and equilibrium processes associated with increased postural sway in autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

Z Wang, RR Hallac, KC Conroy, SP White… - Journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Background Increased postural sway has been repeatedly documented in children with
autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Characterizing the control processes underlying this deficit …

Visuomotor brain network activation and functional connectivity among individuals with autism spectrum disorder

RJ Lepping, WS McKinney, GC Magnon… - Human brain …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Sensorimotor abnormalities are common in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and predictive
of functional outcomes, though their neural underpinnings remain poorly understood. Using …

Visual and somatosensory feedback mechanisms of precision manual motor control in autism spectrum disorder

RL Shafer, Z Wang, J Bartolotti, MW Mosconi - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) show deficits processing
sensory feedback to reactively adjust ongoing motor behaviors. Atypical reliance on visual …

Cortical and subcortical alterations associated with precision visuomotor behavior in individuals with autism spectrum disorder

KE Unruh, LE Martin, G Magnon… - Journal of …, 2019 - journals.physiology.org
In addition to core deficits in social-communication abilities and repetitive behaviors and
interests, many patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience developmental …

Functional and neuropathological evidence for a role of the brainstem in autism

JS Baizer - Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The brainstem includes many nuclei and fiber tracts that mediate a wide range of functions.
Data from two parallel approaches to the study of autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) implicate …

Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation over the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (PFC) on cognitive-motor dual control skills

JH Lee, SH Dong, JC Jeong… - Perceptual and Motor …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
This randomized crossover study investigated whether anodal transcranial direct current
stimulation (tDCS) over the dorsolateral prefontal cortex (dlPFC) modulates memory-guided …

Development of motor imagery in school-aged children with autism Spectrum disorder: a longitudinal study

AM Johansson, T Rudolfsson, A Bäckström… - Brain Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a diagnosis based on social communication deficits and
prevalence of repetitive stereotyped behaviors, but sensorimotor disturbances are …