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Motor Atypicalities in Infancy are Associated with General Developmental Level at Two Years, but Not Autistic Symptoms
Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Psychology.
(English)In: Article in journal (Refereed) Accepted
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Psychology (excluding Applied Psychology)
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URN: urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-408578OAI: oai:DiVA.org:uu-408578DiVA, id: diva2:1422630
Available from: 2020-04-08 Created: 2020-04-08 Last updated: 2020-04-08
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1. Prediction in Typical and Atypical Development
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Prediction in Typical and Atypical Development
2020 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

Forming predictions about what is going to happen next is a crucial ability that develops early in life. Theory and some empirical evidence suggest that predictive abilities may be impaired in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The overarching aim of this thesis is to investigate early measures of prediction in relation to concurrent and later outcomes in typical and atypical development, with a particular focus on ASD and related behavioral problems.

In Study I, we used motion capture technology to examine prospective motor control and its relationship to executive functions in typically developing 18-month-olds. Our findings showed that motor control is associated with executive functioning in infancy.

Study II investigated motor control in infants at low and elevated likelihood for ASD and examined how these measures relate to later development. We found group differences as well as similarities in motor control in 10-months-olds with and without a familial history of ASD. Early motor measures were related to general developmental level, but not ASD symptomatology in toddlerhood.

Using eye tracking, Study III examined how infants with later ASD and neurotypical infants form predictions about visual object motion. Our findings indicated that infants with later ASD were able to form predictions about object motion and adapt to simple changes in motion patterns, and that their performance did not differ from the performance of neurotypical infants.

In Study IV, we surveyed parents about their experiences during participation in an infant sibling study of ASD as a first step to understanding the benefits and risks associated with this type of research. Parents were generally positive about their experiences both from their own perspective as well as, the child’s perspective.

This thesis illustrates the potential of using advanced technology, such as motion tracking and eye tracking, to study and compare prediction in typical and atypical development. It points to the important role of prediction and motor control for child development, but fails to find a specific link to ASD.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Uppsala: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis, 2020. p. 81
Series
Digital Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Social Sciences, ISSN 1652-9030 ; 179
Keywords
Prediction; Infancy; Developmental Psychology; Motor Development; Motor Control; Motion Tracking; Executive Functions; Embodied Cognition; Eye Tracking; Visual Motion; Predictive Coding; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Infant Siblings
National Category
Psychology (excluding Applied Psychology)
Research subject
Psychology
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urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-408579 (URN)978-91-513-0940-8 (ISBN)
Public defence
2020-06-02, Humanities Theatre, Campus Engelska parken, Thunbergsvägen 3, Uppsala, 10:15 (English)
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Available from: 2020-05-12 Created: 2020-04-08 Last updated: 2020-06-17

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