Comparing Motor Skills in XXXX Spectrum Individuals With and Without @entity10791 .

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UNASSIGNED: Movement atypicalities in speed, coordination, posture, and gait have been observed across the @entity72 ( @entity72 ) and atypicalities in coordination are more commonly observed in @entity72 individuals without delayed speech (DSM-IV Asperger) than in those with atypical or delayed speech onset. However, few studies have provided quantitative data to support these mostly clinical observations. Here, we compared perceptual and motor performance between 30 typically developing and @entity72 individuals (21 with @entity10791 and 18 without @entity10791 ) to examine the associations between limb movement control and atypical speech development. Groups were matched for age, intelligence, and sex. The experimental design included: an inspection time task, which measures visual processing speed; the Purdue Pegboard, which measures finger dexterity, bimanual performance, and @entity735 ; the Annett Peg Moving Task, which measures unimanual goal-directed arm movement; and a simple reaction time task. We used analysis of covariance to investigate group differences in task performance and linear regression models to explore potential associations between intelligence, language skills, simple reaction time, and visually guided movement performance. @entity72 @entity1 without @entity10791 performed slower than typical @entity1 in the Purdue Pegboard subtests. @entity72 @entity1 without @entity10791 showed poorer bimanual coordination than those with @entity10791 . Visual processing speed was slightly faster in both @entity72 groups than in the typical group. Altogether, these results suggest that @entity72 individuals with and without @entity10791 differ in visually guided and visually triggered behavior and show that early language skills are associated with slower movement in simple and complex motor tasks. @entity2438 Res 2015.    2015 The Authors @entity2438 Research published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of International Society for @entity2438 Research.
