Children with autism adapt normally during a catching task requiring the cerebellum

Stewart H. Mostofsky; Rebecca Bunoski; Susanne M. Morton; Melissa C. Goldberg; Amy J. Bastian

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Children with autism adapt normally during a catching task requiring the cerebellum

Stewart H. Mostofsky, Rebecca Bunoski, Susanne M. Morton, Melissa C. Goldberg, Amy J. Bastian

Kennedy Krieger Institute

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The cerebellum, which has been found to be abnormal in histopathological studies of autism, is important for motor adaptation. We studied controls and children with high functioning autism (HFA) performing a catching adaptation test that is known to be impaired following cerebellar damage. Results showed no differences in adaptation rates or after-effects for HFA subjects versus controls. The findings indicate normal motor adaptation in HFA, suggesting normal or compensated cerebellar function for this task.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	60-64
Number of pages	5
Journal	Neurocase
Volume	10
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/13554790490960503
State	Published - Feb 2004

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