Play, curiosity, and cognition

J Chu, LE Schulz - Annual Review of Developmental …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Few phenomena in childhood are as compelling—and mystifying—as play. We review five
proposals about the relationship between play and development. We believe each captures …

[HTML][HTML] Pre-symptomatic intervention for autism spectrum disorder (ASD): defining a research agenda

R Grzadzinski, D Amso, R Landa, L Watson… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) impacts an individual's ability to socialize, communicate,
and interact with, and adapt to, the environment. Over the last two decades, research has …

Infant motor skill predicts later expressive language and autism spectrum disorder diagnosis

ES LeBarton, RJ Landa - Infant Behavior and Development, 2019 - Elsevier
Motor difficulties may be an early Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) risk indicator and may
predict subsequent expressive language skills. Further understanding of motor functioning …

Multidimensional motor performance in children with autism mostly remains stable with age and predicts social communication delay, language delay, functional delay …

A Bhat - Autism Research, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
When motor difficulties continue into adolescence/adulthood, they could negatively impact
an individual with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)'s daily living skills, physical fitness, as …

Early motor abilities in infants at heightened versus low risk for ASD: A Baby Siblings Research Consortium (BSRC) study.

JM Iverson, F Shic, CA Wall, K Chawarska… - Journal of abnormal …, 2019 - psycnet.apa.org
Research has identified early appearing differences in gross and fine motor abilities in
infants at heightened risk (HR) for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) because they are the …

A further study of relations between motor impairment and social communication, cognitive, language, functional impairments, and repetitive behavior severity in …

AN Bhat, AJ Boulton, DS Tulsky - Autism Research, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Motor impairments are pervasive and persistent in children with autism spectrum disorder
(ASD) throughout childhood and adolescence. Based on recent studies examining motor …

[HTML][HTML] Early non-social behavioural indicators of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in siblings at elevated likelihood for ASD: A systematic review

D Canu, S Van der Paelt, R Canal-Bedia… - European child & …, 2021 - Springer
We aimed at identifying early non-social behavioural indicators that predict later ASD.
Likewise, we were interested in the moment in which non-social signs discriminate between …

Creative yoga intervention improves motor and imitation skills of children with autism spectrum disorder

M Kaur, A Bhat - Physical therapy, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background There is growing evidence for motor impairments in children with autism
spectrum disorder (ASD), including poor gross and fine motor performance, poor balance …

[HTML][HTML] Early behavioral markers for neurodevelopmental disorders in the first 3 years of life: An overview of systematic reviews

M Micai, F Fulceri, A Caruso, A Guzzetta, L Gila… - Neuroscience & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Being able to recognize red flags for neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) is crucial to
provide timely intervention programs. This work aims to support-within a scientific framework …

[HTML][HTML] Neural effects of physical activity and movement interventions in individuals with developmental disabilities–a systematic review

WC Su, N Amonkar, C Cleffi, S Srinivasan… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Individuals with developmental disabilities present with perceptuo-motor, social
communication, and cognitive impairments that often relate to underlying atypical brain …