The Importance of Fitness Training for Autistic Individuals

• By: Nate Shanok, PhD Florida Atlantic University
• April 4th, 2025
• communication, health, mental health, motor skills, physical activity, programs, social skills, Spring 2025 Issue, therapeutic centers
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Key Points: Individuals with autism have traditionally tended to live more sedentary lifestyles, which contributes to increased risk for both physical and mental health conditions. To reverse this trend, a variety of physical activity and sport-based training programs are now being offered...

Early Motor Experiences Give Infants a Social Jump Start – Study Indicates Infants at Risk for Autism Could Benefit from Motor Training

• By: Klaus Libertus, PhD Center for Autism and Related Disorders, Kennedy Krieger Institute
• October 1st, 2011
• development, developmental science, early intervention, face recognition, infant development, infants, motor development, motor skills, motor training, research, science, social development
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In a new study published on September 9, 2011 in the journal Developmental Science (Epub ahead of print), researchers from the Kennedy Krieger Institute and Vanderbilt University found that early motor experiences can shape infants’ preferences for objects and faces. The study findings...

Importance of Motor Dysfunction in Autism Spectrum Disorders

• By: Sylvie Goldman, PhD Isabelle Rapin, MD Albert Einstein College of Medicine
• January 1st, 2010
• motor development, motor function, motor skills
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Experienced clinicians often get their first diagnostic impression from observing their young patients’ initial social response, but also from looking at their odd posture or movements as they walk into the office. In his original paper, Kanner noticed several atypical aspects of his patients’...