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Reduced Motor Interference in Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Williams Syndrome
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Reduced Motor Interference in Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Williams Syndrome

Giacomo Vivanti, Cheryl Dissanayake, Peter A.J. Fanning and Darren R. Hocking
Developmental neuropsychology, v 43(8), pp 751-763
17 Nov 2018
PMID: 30321065

Abstract

Motor interference occurs when action execution is hindered by the observation of an incongruent action. The present study used a novel eye-tracking paradigm to test the motor interference effect in 22 preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), 14 preschoolers with Williams syndrome (WS), and 18 typically developing (TD) peers. In TD children, performance of a pre-determined action was slower after the observation of an incongruent motor action and faster following observation of a congruent motor action, indicating a motor interference effect. In both the ASD and WS groups, performance was unaffected by the congruent versus incongruent nature of the observed motor action.

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