caa a22 4500 605476861 CHVBK 20210128100358.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20151201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00787-015-0753-x doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00787-015-0753-x Identification of neuromotor deficits common to autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and imitation deficits specific to autism spectrum disorder [Elektronische Daten] [Monica Biscaldi, Reinhold Rauh, Cora Müller, Lisa Irion, Christopher Saville, Eberhard Schulz, Christoph Klein] Deficits in motor and imitation abilities are a core finding in autism spectrum disorders (ASD), but impaired motor functions are also found in attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Given recent theorising about potential aetiological overlap between the two disorders, the present study aimed to assess difficulties in motor performance and imitation of facial movements and meaningless gestures in a sample of 24 ADHD patients, 22 patients with ASD, and 20 typically developing children, matched for age (6-13years) and similar in IQ (>80). Furthermore, we explored the impact of comorbid ADHD symptoms on motor and imitation performance in the ASD sample and the interrelationships between the two groups of variables in the clinical groups separately. The results show motor dysfunction was common to both disorders, but imitation deficits were specific to ASD. Together with the pattern of interrelated motor and imitation abilities, which we found exclusively in the ASD group, our findings suggest complex phenotypic, and possibly aetiological, relationships between the two neurodevelopmental conditions. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2015 Autism spectrum disorder nationallicence Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder nationallicence Motor nationallicence Zurich Neuromotor Assessment nationallicence Imitation nationallicence Meaningless gestures nationallicence Biscaldi Monica Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, and Psychosomatics, University of Freiburg, Hauptstr. 8, 79104, Freiburg, Germany aut Rauh Reinhold Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, and Psychosomatics, University of Freiburg, Hauptstr. 8, 79104, Freiburg, Germany aut Müller Cora Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, and Psychosomatics, University of Freiburg, Hauptstr. 8, 79104, Freiburg, Germany aut Irion Lisa Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, and Psychosomatics, University of Freiburg, Hauptstr. 8, 79104, Freiburg, Germany aut Saville Christopher School of Psychology, Bangor University, Bangor, UK aut Schulz Eberhard Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, and Psychosomatics, University of Freiburg, Hauptstr. 8, 79104, Freiburg, Germany aut Klein Christoph Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, and Psychosomatics, University of Freiburg, Hauptstr. 8, 79104, Freiburg, Germany aut European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Springer Berlin Heidelberg 24/12(2015-12-01), 1497-1507 1018-8827 24:12<1497 2015 24 787 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-015-0753-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-015-0753-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Biscaldi Monica Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, and Psychosomatics, University of Freiburg, Hauptstr. 8, 79104, Freiburg, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rauh Reinhold Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, and Psychosomatics, University of Freiburg, Hauptstr. 8, 79104, Freiburg, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Müller Cora Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, and Psychosomatics, University of Freiburg, Hauptstr. 8, 79104, Freiburg, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Irion Lisa Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, and Psychosomatics, University of Freiburg, Hauptstr. 8, 79104, Freiburg, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Saville Christopher School of Psychology, Bangor University, Bangor, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Schulz Eberhard Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, and Psychosomatics, University of Freiburg, Hauptstr. 8, 79104, Freiburg, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Klein Christoph Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, and Psychosomatics, University of Freiburg, Hauptstr. 8, 79104, Freiburg, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Springer Berlin Heidelberg 24/12(2015-12-01), 1497-1507 1018-8827 24:12<1497 2015 24 787