What is it about?
Normal balance is achieved by the interaction of 3 sensory system, visual input, vestibular input and proprioceptive inputs. Children with autism usually exhibit motor control deficiencies. We have shown in this pilot study that related to balance, the vestibular and proprioceptive inputs show signs of alteration increasing sway during standing posture.
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Why is it important?
Our findings show strategies used for standing balance that could increase the risk of falls in this children. Also, with this study future directions could target the different systems related to balance that showed signs of alteration before the occurrence of falls.
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Adding new ideas to the literature is always a goal of mine. Working with this population, amazing children, although challenging is extremely rewarding.
Martin Rosario
Texas Woman's University
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This page is a summary of: Proprioception and vestibular alterations affect postural control in children with mild autism: A pilot study, F1000Research, March 2018, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.,
DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.14179.1.
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