HeartSpace Blog
A thoughtful commentary on issues in Physical Therapy for children, adolescents and adults experiencing challenges with movement
July 29, 2023
Movement research – ASD #5
I’ve had several parents come into the clinic over the past weeks and ask about their baby’s ability to do a “pull-to-sit” task. Of course they’ve heard of the study that says children delayed in their pull-to-sit (PTS) ability may have autism. The original study was published quite a few years ago but the topic
July 25, 2023
Movement research – ASD #4
This 2020 study by Mostert-Kerchoffs has some fascinating information:
July 19, 2023
Movement research – ASD #3
In 2020, Bojanek et al published a study addressing postural control in standing and the initiation of stepping in autistic children (age 6-19 years) The results suggested the participants were less stable in standing and there was reduced lateral sway (frontal plane) and greater weight shift velocity when stepping. (I interpret the latter observations as
July 10, 2023
Movement research – ASD #2
Next up is a 2009 article by Esposito et al titled ” An exploration of symmetry in early autism spectrum disorders: Analysis of lying”. Again, the emphasis is on the movement analysis with young children looking at the symmetry of movement in the first 5 months of life in supine in autistic children, those with
July 6, 2023
Movement Research – ASD
One of the earliest articles I can find looking at this topic is “Movement analysis in infancy may be useful for early diagnosis of autism” by Teitelbaum et al 1998. It’s a fascinating discussion of analysis of home videos of 17 children. While the analysis showed that movement differences varied from child to child there