Visual feedback increases postural stability in children with autism spectrum disorder

Somogyi, Eszter; Kapitány, Eszter; Kenyeres, Krisztina; Donauer, Nándor; Fagard, Jacqueline; Kónya, Anikó

doi:10.1016/j.rasd.2016.06.001

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“…In other words, the ASD system is less effective at predicting what the effects of its motor actions will be, i.e., how the world will have changed based on the action and, importantly, how the body will "feel like "while performing the action. Corroborating evidence comes from feedback training with ASD participants, where visual feedback about their body posture benefits their performance (Somogyi et al, 2016), supporting the notion of affected sensorimotor predictions and feedback loops that can be strengthened via added external feedback. Neurophysiologically, this may be linked to reports of cerebellum dysfunction in autism and associated impairments to long-distance cerebello-thalamo-cortical connectivity (Fatemi et al, 2012), meaning that the motor system is unable support the complex predictive coding required for intricate motor tasks (Wang, Kloth, & Badura, 2014).…”

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confidence: 78%

Brain oscillations and connectivity in autism spectrum disorders (ASD): new approaches to methodology, measurement and modelling

Kessler

Seymour

Rippon

2016

Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

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Please cite this article as: Kessler, K., Seymour, R.A., Rippon, G., Brain oscillations and connectivity in autism spectrum disorders (ASD): new approaches to methodology, measurement and modelling.Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews http://dx.doi.org/10. 1016/j.neubiorev.2016.10.002 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. Abstract:Although atypical social behaviour remains a key characterisation of ASD, the presence of sensory and perceptual abnormalities has been given a more central role in recent classification changes. An understanding of the origins of such aberrations could thus prove a fruitful focus for ASD research. Early neurocognitive models of ASD suggested that the study of high frequency activity in the brain as a measure of cortical connectivity might provide the key to understanding the neural correlates of sensory and perceptual deviations in ASD. As our review shows, the findings from subsequent research have been inconsistent, with a lack of agreement about the nature of any high frequency disturbances in ASD brains.Based on the application of new techniques using more sophisticated measures of brain synchronisation, direction of information flow, and invoking the coupling between high and low frequency bands, we propose a framework which could reconcile apparently conflicting findings in this area and would be consistent both with emerging neurocognitive models of autism and with the heterogeneity of the condition.

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Section: Explaining Asd Symptomatology Beyond Sensory Aberrationsmentioning

confidence: 78%

Brain oscillations and connectivity in autism spectrum disorders (ASD): new approaches to methodology, measurement and modelling

Kessler

Seymour

Rippon

2016

Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

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“…8 Children with ASD display deficiencies and delays in FMS, 9 including locomotor, object control skills, 10,11 balance, fine and gross motor coordination, and complex imitation and planning abilities. 5,[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] In children with ASD, traditional PA interventions such as Sports, Play and Active Recreation for Kids (SPARK) that focus on the development of FMS have resulted in improvements in object manipulation, balance, coordination, and overall MS. 19,20 A meta-analysis of 16 studies concluded that structured PA such as swimming, jogging, and walking was associated with improvements in MS of individuals with ASD and that individual programs resulted in greater improvement than group interventions. 21 Similarly, a more recent meta-analysis concluded that PA interventions resulted in improvements in manipulative and locomotor skills, fitness, muscle strength, and endurance in individuals with ASD.…”

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The Effects of Physical Activity and Exergaming on Motor Skills and Executive Functions in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Milajerdi

Sheikh

Najafabadi

et al. 2021

Games for Health Journal

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Objective: This study aims at investigating the effects of two types of interventions, Sports, Play and Active Recreation for Kids (SPARK) and exergaming (Kinect), on motor skills (MS) and executive functions (EF) in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Materials and Methods: Sixty children, aged 6-10 years were randomly assigned to SPARK (n = 20), Kinect (n = 20), or a control group (n = 20). Children's MS and EF were assessed before and after the intervention. The SPARK and Kinect groups participated in an 8-week intervention; the control group received treatment as usual. Intention-to-treat repeated-measures ANOVA was used to examine the effects of the intervention. Results: For MS, a significant group X time interaction was observed for aiming and catching skills [F(2, 53) = 4.12, P < 0.05]; the SPARK group improved significantly from pre-to post-test compared with the other groups. For EF, a main effect of group was found for correct responses [F(2, 53) = 5.43, P < 0.01]. The Kinect group showed more correct responses than the SPARK and control groups. A main effect of time was significant for conceptual responses [F(1, 53) = 10.61, P < 0.01] and perseverative errors [F(1, 53) = 14.31, P < 0.01]. Conclusion:This study suggests that structured physical activity (PA) interventions that target specific MS improve motor function in children with ASD and exergaming could be effective for improving EF. Future research is needed to untangle the interaction between the type of exercise, traditional PA versus exergaming, and the dose associated with improvements in MS and EF in children with ASD.

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“…Given the importance of balance to everyday functioning, it is not surprising that many ASD studies have addressed balance. For example, balance was examined in relation to core autistic symptoms such as repetitive behaviors (Radonovich et al, 2013) and the effects of visual feedback on balance (Somogyi et al, 2016). A plethora of studies compared balance between persons with ASD and typically developing persons (Berkeley et al, 2001; Minshew et al, 2004a; Vernazza–Martin et al, 2005).…”

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Exercise-Based Interventions Aimed at Improving Balance in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Meta-Analysis

Djordjevic

Memišević

Potic³

et al. 2021

Percept Mot Skills

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Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often have deficits in motor skills, especially balance. This article presents a meta-analytic review of 15 intervention studies that aimed to improve balance in children and adolescents with ASD. Across these studies, there were 195 participants with ASD for whom pre-intervention and post-intervention balance scores were available. We measured the standardized mean difference (Hedges’ g) between their pre-intervention and post-intervention balance scores and found a large, positive effect from these balance interventions (standardized mean difference—1.82 (95% CI [1.34, 2.29])). Various balance intervention procedures were shown to be very efficacious for children and adolescents with ASD. Clearly, balance is a motor skill that is very susceptible to intervention efforts. We also provided recommendations to researchers regarding what information to include when conducting intervention studies.

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Visual feedback increases postural stability in children with autism spectrum disorder

Cited by 10 publications

References 36 publications

Brain oscillations and connectivity in autism spectrum disorders (ASD): new approaches to methodology, measurement and modelling

Brain oscillations and connectivity in autism spectrum disorders (ASD): new approaches to methodology, measurement and modelling

The Effects of Physical Activity and Exergaming on Motor Skills and Executive Functions in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Exercise-Based Interventions Aimed at Improving Balance in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Meta-Analysis

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