Effect of Social Stimuli on Postural Responses in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Ghanouni, Parisa; Memari, Amir Hossein; Gharibzadeh, Shahriar; Eghlidi, Jandark; Moshayedi, Pouria

doi:10.1007/s10803-017-3032-5

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“…Previous studies have documented the developmental progression of the ability to maintain an upright posture that is accompanied by decreases in postural sway 8 . Several studies with older children with ASD have documented deficiencies in postural control, reflected in the presence of postural sway, which is accentuated when children with ASD are viewing arousing stimuli, including complex multi-sensory and social stimuli 9 – 11 . Less is known about the presence of postural sway in young children with ASD.…”

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Atypical postural control can be detected via computer vision analysis in toddlers with autism spectrum disorder

Dawson

Campbell

Hashemi

et al. 2018

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Evidence suggests that differences in motor function are an early feature of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). One aspect of motor ability that develops during childhood is postural control, reflected in the ability to maintain a steady head and body position without excessive sway. Observational studies have documented differences in postural control in older children with ASD. The present study used computer vision analysis to assess midline head postural control, as reflected in the rate of spontaneous head movements during states of active attention, in 104 toddlers between 16–31 months of age (Mean = 22 months), 22 of whom were diagnosed with ASD. Time-series data revealed robust group differences in the rate of head movements while the toddlers watched movies depicting social and nonsocial stimuli. Toddlers with ASD exhibited a significantly higher rate of head movement as compared to non-ASD toddlers, suggesting difficulties in maintaining midline position of the head while engaging attentional systems. The use of digital phenotyping approaches, such as computer vision analysis, to quantify variation in early motor behaviors will allow for more precise, objective, and quantitative characterization of early motor signatures and potentially provide new automated methods for early autism risk identification.

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Atypical postural control can be detected via computer vision analysis in toddlers with autism spectrum disorder

Dawson

Campbell

Hashemi

et al. 2018

Sci Rep

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“…ASD is characterized not only by repetitive behaviors, but also by impaired social processing, also impacting postural control. Ghanouni et al (2017) presented children with ASD and controls with social stimuli, namely pictures of neutral male and female faces (and an object), during quiet upright standing. The main finding was that children with ASD exhibited an increase in postural sway (root mean square and sway velocity) when viewing the faces.…”

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Balance Performance in Autism: A Brief Overview

Stins

Emck

2018

Front. Psychol.

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Children with autism not only have limited social and communicative skills but also have motor abnormalities, such as poor timing and coordination of balance. Moreover, impaired gross motor skills hamper participation with peers. Balance control is interesting from a cognitive science perspective, since it involves a complex interplay between information processing, motor planning, and timing and sequencing of muscle movements. In this paper, we discuss the background of motor problems in children with autism, focusing on how posture is informed by sensory information processing. We also discuss the neurobiological basis of balance problems, and how this is related to anxiety in this group. We then discuss possible avenues for treatment of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) symptoms, especially as regards movement-related interventions. Finally, we present a theoretical outlook and discuss whether some of the symptoms in ASD can be understood from an embodied cognition perspective.

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“…One study has described an association between proprioceptive function and communicative autistic traits in a sample of neurotypical adult subjects [ 26 ]. In children with ASD, it has been shown that social stimuli (viewing images of human faces vs. images of objects) affected postural control [ 27 ]. One should keep in mind that posture and balance rely on more than solely proprioceptive input; they depend on complex interactions between different sensory inputs (e.g., proprioceptive, visual and vestibular inputs) and motor performance [ 28 ].…”

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Proprioception, Emotion and Social Responsiveness in Children with Developmental Disorders: An Exploratory Study in Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy and Different Neurodevelopmental Situations

Riquelme,

Hatem,

Sabater-Gárriz

et al. 2024

Children

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Proprioception has long been linked with emotional dysregulation in neurotypical adults. Neuropediatric disorders such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and cerebral palsy (CP) are distinct entities and yet both present with deficits and challenges in sensory processing and the regulation of emotions. This study aimed to explore the relationship between proprioception and emotional–social performance in children and to compare proprioception and emotional–social performance in different underlying neurodevelopmental conditions. For this purpose, this cross-sectional study included 42 children with ASD, 34 children with CP and 50 typically developing peers. Proprioceptive acuity, proprioceptive reactive behavior as well as emotion regulation and social responsiveness were assessed. The results show a significant correlation between proprioceptive deficits and emotional difficulties in this pediatric sample, with distinct proprioceptive impairment patterns according to the underlying neurological disorder. Children with CP showed significant emotional knowledge deficits, while children with ASD predominantly showed challenges in social responsiveness. These data thus suggest a differentiated impact of proprioception on emotional–social performance in neurodevelopmental disorders and highlight proprioception as a potential therapeutic target for balancing emotion regulation in children with neurodevelopmental conditions.

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Effect of Social Stimuli on Postural Responses in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Cited by 12 publications

References 52 publications

Atypical postural control can be detected via computer vision analysis in toddlers with autism spectrum disorder

Atypical postural control can be detected via computer vision analysis in toddlers with autism spectrum disorder

Balance Performance in Autism: A Brief Overview

Proprioception, Emotion and Social Responsiveness in Children with Developmental Disorders: An Exploratory Study in Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy and Different Neurodevelopmental Situations

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