A5101580394- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Action Observation and Synchronization
- Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Child and Animal Learning Development
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
University of Milano-Bicocca
2018-2020
University of Portsmouth
2010
Quantitative evaluation of gait has been considered a useful tool with which to identify subtle signs motor system peculiarities in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, there is paucity studies reporting data ASD as well investigating learning processes locomotor activity. Novel advanced technologies that couple treadmills virtual reality environments and motion capture systems allows the patterns on multiple steps effects induced perturbations, ability manipulate visual proprioceptive...
Children with autism achieve mirror self-recognition appropriate to developmental age, but are nonetheless reported have problems in other aspects of a sense self. We observed behaviour the 12 pre-school children autism, 13 Down syndrome (DS) and typically developing (TD) toddlers. Reliable differences reflecting actions, social relatedness positive affect towards themselves, an absence coy smiles differentiated from others. The DS showed highest interest their own faces. These were largely...