@article{ref1,
title="Brief report: postural balance and daily living skills in children and adolescents with autism",
journal="Journal of autism and developmental disorders",
year="2018",
author="Fisher, Aubrey and Engel, Courtney and Geist, Robyn and Lillie, Kristin and Lutman, Sagui and Travers, Brittany G.",
volume="48",
number="9",
pages="3210-3215",
abstract="The current study investigated the relation between postural balance and performance of daily living skills (DLS) in youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Fifty-two youth with ASD (6-17 years; IQ ≥ 67) completed standardized balance testing and parent-reported DLS measures. <br><br>RESULTS showed a positive association between balance and DLS that was specific to youth with below-average IQ. While balance challenges were evident across the IQ spectrum, youth with above-average IQ did not exhibit an association between balance and DLS, perhaps suggestive of compensatory strategies implemented to offset balance challenges during daily-living tasks. These results underscore the need to better understand the contributions of motor challenges to DLS in youth with ASD within the context of broader cognitive and environmental factors.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0162-3257",
doi="10.1007/s10803-018-3558-1",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-018-3558-1"
}