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  • Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Pediatric Neurology

Background:

  • Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by early attentional dysfunction.
  • High-functioning autism (HFA) is a subtype of ASD where attentional processes are often atypical.
  • The impact of attentional deficits on motor functioning in HFA remains understudied.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate attentional and motor functioning in drug-naive children with HFA.
  • To explore the potential link between attentional dysfunction and motor impairment in HFA.
  • To compare attentional and motor skills between HFA and healthy children (HC).

Main Methods:

  • Evaluated attentional processes in 15 drug-naive HFA patients and 15 HC.
  • Assessed motor functioning in both HFA and HC groups.
  • Analyzed correlations between attention deficits and motor abnormalities in the HFA group.

Main Results:

  • HFA group exhibited significant impairments across multiple attentional processes compared to HC.
  • Children with HFA displayed a higher prevalence of motor abnormalities.
  • Significant correlations were found between deficits in attention and motor abnormalities in the HFA cohort.

Conclusions:

  • Attentional deficits are prominent in HFA and are associated with motor impairments.
  • These findings suggest that atypical attentional processes may underlie motor abnormalities in HFA.
  • Further research is warranted to elucidate the causal relationship between attention and motor skills in ASD.