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IQ and Sensory Symptom Severity Best Predict Motor Ability in Children With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder
Motor challenges are commonly reported in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Yet, there is substantial heterogeneity in motor ability within ASD, and it is unknown what behavioral characteristics best explain individual differences in motor ability in ASD and related conditions. This observational study examined motor ability as a function of sensory features, attention deficit/hyperactivity symptoms, ASD symptoms, and IQ in 110 children with ASD, typical development, or an intermediate behavioral profile. While motor challenges were more prevalent in the ASD group compared to other groups, sensory symptom severity and IQ across all individuals best predicted motor performance above-and-beyond group status. Therefore, motor challenges may be best characterized by individual variation in sensory features and cognitive abilities rather than diagnostic group.
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Routledge handbook of motor control and motor learning
This text offers a comprehensive survey of neurophysiological, behavioural and biomechanical aspects of motor function. Adopting an integrative approach, it examines the full range of key topics in contemporary human movement studies, explaining motor behaviour in depth from the molecular level to behavioural consequences.
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Food literacy predictors and associations with physical and emergent literacy in pre-schoolers: results from the Training-to-Health Project
Food literacy (FL) is a crucial need encompassing basic literacy and fundamental movement skills. The present study aimed to investigate the FL level in pre-schoolers and to evaluate the effect of potential predictors and the associations with gross motor and emergent literacy skills.
Cross-sectional study conducted within the Training-to-Health Project.
Kindergartens (n 21) in the Palermo City Council, Italy.
Pre-school children aged 3-6 years (n 921) followed education sessions on nutritional topics, practical activities and compiled prearranged sheets. FL was assessed by the five-domain toolkit 'preschool-FLAT'; gross motor and emergent literacy skills were assessed by the Italian version of the gross motor development test and the PRCR-2/2009, respectively. Correlation and regression analyses were performed to assess relationships between FL scores and gender, age, weight, height, BMI, gross motor and emergent literacy skills.
Independent predictors (β, se) of higher FL were female gender (1·06, 0·315, P < 0·01), older age (0·08, 0·019, P < 0·001) and greater height (0·13, 0·03, P < 0·001). The adjusted coefficients were significant for quotient of gross motor development and in particular for the locomotor component (0·03, 0·01, P < 0·01 and 0·16, 0·046, P < 0·001, respectively). Almost all associations with the emergent literacy skills were significant (β = -0·02 to 0·47).
The study suggests that children raised in an environment where both cognitive and motor skills are enhanced can have better chances of increasing FL and success at school. Thus, the need for monitoring FL and its predictors since early age is highlighted.
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Motor control, learning and development : instant notes
This book provides an overview of how the brain & nervous system control movement, & how new movements are learned & improved. Key theories, definitions, & methods of measurement are all explained, along with physiological aspects & the implications that the knowledge about motor control and development have for sports coaching.
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Impact of a dexterity programme on motor skills and inventiveness in 5–6-year-old children
Background: It is believed that a child's early years provide the foundation for all subsequent generations' lives. Early childhood is a critical period in the neurological system's development, thus Aimes: In this study, a programme incorporating motor dexterity will be created, and its impact on preschoolers' imaginative thinking and some motor skills will be assessed. 40 students who took part in the study were subjected to the experimental approach by the researchers. Pre-schoolers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia were randomly assigned to one of two groups, the experimental group (n = 20, age = 5.55±0.34 years; height = 109.65±0.97 cm; weight = 22.5 ±0.51 kg; intelligence = 8.30±0.47 Number), or the control group (n = 20, age = 5.50 0.34 years; height = 109.85 0.93cm; weight = 22.5±0.51 kg; intelligence = 8.30±0.47; Intelligence = 8.15±0.67 Number; weight = 22.70±0.57 kg). Anthropometric measurements, intelligence testing, motor ability tests, and creative thinking were used to acquire the data. The educational programme was implemented over the course of eight weeks at a rate of two instructional units each week. Results: The findings demonstrated that the proposed educational programme using a dexterity kinetic had a more favourable impact than the conventional programme on the growth of creative thinking and restricted motor skills. As the percentage differences in motor skills ranged from (1.07% to 99.16%) and the percentage differences in creative thinking ranged from (7.67% to 26.97%) and (P<0.05), respectively. All of the differences in the rates of progress worked in favour of the experimental group. In conclusion, the suggested educational programme employing a dexterity kinetic improved the imaginative thinking and some motor skills in preschoolers, which resulted in substantial differences between the post-tests and advantages for the experimental group.
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Differences in Coordination Motor Abilities between Orienteers and Athletics Runners
This study aimed to examine the differences in coordination motor abilities between track and field (T&F) runners and foot orienteers (Foot-O). Another purpose of this study was to analyse gender differences in terms of coordination motor abilities. Coordination skills tests were undertaken by 11 Foot-O and 11 T&F runners. Each group consisted of five women and six men who lived in the Lower Silesia region of Poland. The Foot-O group consisted of 11 orienteers aged 24.09 (±4.78) years, with a minimum 10 years of experience, while the T&F group consisted of 11 long-distance runners aged 24.91 (±4.04) years and with a performance level at distances of 5 km and 10 km equivalent to that for orienteering. Some of the participants represented world-class level (e.g., world junior medallists), and most of them were of national elite level. Coordination tests of motor abilities were chosen for their reliability and repeatability and included tests of spatial orientation, rhythmisation of movements, balance and kinaesthetic differentiation. The Foot-O group performed significantly better than the T&F group in terms of some coordination abilities. Differences were observed between the Foot-O and T&F runners in balance ability measured during the “Walk on the bench” test. Further research should be carried out in this area in order to confirm these differences.
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Evaluation of Gross Motor Coordination and Physical Fitness in Children: Comparison between Soccer and Multisport Activities
The early detection and continuous monitoring of children’s motor competence levels and physical fitness is very important. The purpose of this study was to determine the differences in motor coordination of children enrolled in soccer and multisport activities. The participants of this study included 147 boys and girls (mean age 7.60 ± 0.85 years). The total sample of subjects was composed of two subgroups: children who were enrolled in organized exercise programs—multisports (n = 77), and children who were engaged in soccer training (n = 70). Motor coordination was evaluated with the Kiphard–Schilling body coordination test (KTK). Physical fitness was assessed with a 20 m shuttle run test, 4 × 10 m shuttle run test, standing long jump, and handgrip strength. The ANCOVA showed significant differences (p < 0.05) with large effect size between groups for tests hopping for height (d = 0.93), total motor quotient (d = 1.31), jumping sideways (d = 1.32), and moving sideways (d = 1.59), after adjusting for age and gender. There were no significant differences between groups in the physical fitness tests. It can be concluded that children enrolled in multisport activities have higher levels of motor coordination than children who are enrolled only in soccer. Therefore, multiple sport training programs should be considered and encouraged by parents, educators, and other training professionals.
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