Is There a Link Between Motor Performance Variability and Social-Communicative Impairment in Children With ADHD-CT: A Kinematic Study Using an Upper Limb Fitts’ Aiming Task
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Objective: This study investigated the relationship between motor performance and social-communicative impairment in children with ADHD-combined type (ADHD-CT). Method: An upper limb Fitts’ aiming task was used as a measure of motor performance and the Social Responsiveness Scale as a measure of social-communicative/autistic impairment in the following groups: ADHD-CT ( n = 11) and typically developing (TD) controls ( n = 10). Results: Children with ADHD-CT displayed greater variability in their movements, reflected in increased error variance over repeated aiming trials compared with TD controls. Motor performance variability was associated with social-communicative deficits in the ADHD-CT but not in the TD group. Conclusion: Social-communicative impairments further complicate the clinical picture of ADHD-CT; therefore, further research in this area is warranted to ascertain whether a particular pattern of motor disturbance in children with ADHD-CT may be clinically useful in identifying and assessing children with a more complex ADHD presentation.
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Individuals with ADHD exhibit more variable movements in the spatial domain.
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- Authors
- Papadopoulos, N., Rinehart, N. J., Bradshaw, J. L., Taffe, J., & McGinley, J.
- Affiliations
- Monash University (AU)
- Venue
- Journal of Attention Disorders
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2012-07-30
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 72-77
- ISSN
- 1087-0547 (ISSN-L)
- 1557-1246
- OpenAlex
- W2050425465
- Cited by
- 6
- References
- 29
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 2
- FWCI
- 0.68
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Attention Disorders (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Figshare (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Monash University
- National Health and Medical Research Council
- National Medical Research Council
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Keywords
- combined type ADHD, autistic traits, upper limb motor control, error variance, children, Social Responsiveness Scale
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Arm, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Autistic Disorder, Biomechanical Phenomena, Child, Communication, Female, Humans, Male, Motion Perception, Motor Skills, Movement Disorders, Predictive Value of Tests, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Surveys and Questionnaires, Task Performance and Analysis, Wechsler Scales, Motor Skills Disorders
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