Highlighting the first 5 months of life: General movements in infants later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder or Rett syndrome

We review literature identifying an association between motor abnormality in the first 5 months of infancy and later diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or Rett syndrome (RTT). The assessment of the quality of early spontaneous movements (also known as the assessment of general movements; GM...

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Main Authors: Einspieler, C., Sigafoos, J., Bartl-Pokorny, K., Landa, R., Marschik, P., Bölte, Sven
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier Inc. 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/59561
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author Einspieler, C.
Sigafoos, J.
Bartl-Pokorny, K.
Landa, R.
Marschik, P.
Bölte, Sven
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description We review literature identifying an association between motor abnormality in the first 5 months of infancy and later diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or Rett syndrome (RTT). The assessment of the quality of early spontaneous movements (also known as the assessment of general movements; GMs) is a diagnostic tool that has repeatedly proven to be valuable in detecting early markers for neurodevelopmental disorders. Even though the rate of occurrence of abnormal GMs is exceedingly high in infants later diagnosed with ASD, we endorse further studies using this method either based on family videos or its prospective implementation in high-risk sibling studies to evaluate the power of GM assessment as one potential marker for early maldevelopment in this cohort. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-595612018-03-07T04:34:59Z Highlighting the first 5 months of life: General movements in infants later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder or Rett syndrome Einspieler, C. Sigafoos, J. Bartl-Pokorny, K. Landa, R. Marschik, P. Bölte, Sven We review literature identifying an association between motor abnormality in the first 5 months of infancy and later diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or Rett syndrome (RTT). The assessment of the quality of early spontaneous movements (also known as the assessment of general movements; GMs) is a diagnostic tool that has repeatedly proven to be valuable in detecting early markers for neurodevelopmental disorders. Even though the rate of occurrence of abnormal GMs is exceedingly high in infants later diagnosed with ASD, we endorse further studies using this method either based on family videos or its prospective implementation in high-risk sibling studies to evaluate the power of GM assessment as one potential marker for early maldevelopment in this cohort. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/59561 10.1016/j.rasd.2013.12.013 Elsevier Inc. restricted
spellingShingle Einspieler, C.
Sigafoos, J.
Bartl-Pokorny, K.
Landa, R.
Marschik, P.
Bölte, Sven
Highlighting the first 5 months of life: General movements in infants later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder or Rett syndrome
title Highlighting the first 5 months of life: General movements in infants later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder or Rett syndrome
title_full Highlighting the first 5 months of life: General movements in infants later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder or Rett syndrome
title_fullStr Highlighting the first 5 months of life: General movements in infants later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder or Rett syndrome
title_full_unstemmed Highlighting the first 5 months of life: General movements in infants later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder or Rett syndrome
title_short Highlighting the first 5 months of life: General movements in infants later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder or Rett syndrome
title_sort highlighting the first 5 months of life: general movements in infants later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder or rett syndrome
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/59561