FACTORS INFLUENCING THE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL BEHAVIOR OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM: THE INFLUENCE OF PSYCHOMOTOR CLUMSINESS

Children with autism manifest detection first, then parallel behavior, cooperation, autistic behavior, and communicate less with other children. Higher autism functioning was associated with probing, parallel, cooperative and partnering behavior and lower with autistic behavior. Children had more difficulty in tests where the children were stationary and the environment was changing, followed by tests where the children were moving, and better performance was observed in tests where the children were stationary, and the environment was stable. Psychomotor clumsiness produced negative effects on socio-emotional behavior, while physical activity within school and group play produced positive effects. Autism functionality emerged as a moderator in the relationship between psychomotor clumsiness and socioemotional behavior.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/soc/0755/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>