Problems of Motor Development of 6-7 Years Old Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

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Original Research<strong>Problems of Motor Development of 6-7 Years Old Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders</strong>Lyudmila N. Voloshina ^{1, *}, Viktor L. Kondakov ¹, Karina E. Panasenko ¹, Lyudmila K. Buslovskaya ¹, Dmitry V. Shcherbin ²* <strong>Correspondence: </strong>Lyudmila N. Voloshina; E-Mail: <a href="mailto:voloshina_l@bsu.edu.ru">voloshina_l@bsu.edu.ru</a><strong>Academic Editor: </strong>Fabrizio Stasolla<strong>Special Issue</strong>: <a href="https://www.lidsen.com/journals/genetics/genetics-special-issues/rare-genetic-syndromes-from-diagnosis-treatment">Rare Genetic Syndromes: From Diagnosis to Treatment</a><em>OBM Genetics</em>2023, volume 7, issue 4doi:10.21926/obm.genet.2304205<strong>Received:</strong> September 21, 2023<strong>Accepted:</strong> December 05, 2023<strong>Published:</strong> December 11, 2023<strong>A</strong><strong>b</strong><strong>stract</strong>According to modern research, there is a high risk of motor development disorders in children 6-7 years old with autism spectrum disorders. This determines the relevance of studying the problem of individual differences in motor development of children 6-7 years old with autism spectrum disorders, the need for objective assessment of its level, and the determination of group and individual strategies for correction of motor development. The study identifies and evaluates the motor development problems of 6-7-year-old children with autism spectrum disorders. Materials and methods of the study. Analysis and comparison of the results of observations of the motor development of 27 children 6-7 years old with autism spectrum disorders attending compensatory and combined orientation groups and 100 children of the same age with homotypic product attending general developmental and combined orientation groups of preschool institutions in Belgorod. The following methods were used: theoretical (analysis, generalization, comparison), empirical (observation of the performance of motor tasks, and methods of mathematical statistics (Student's t-criterion): results and their discussion. The comparative analysis of motor development indicators of 6-7-year-old children with autism spectrum disorders and normotypically developing children shows the reliability of their differences (p < 0.05) in qualitative and quantitative indicators. The research confirmed the presence of problems in children with autism spectrum disorders related to the development of balance function (51.85%), impaired regulation of muscle activity, and difficulties in purposeful performance of movements (44.44%). Movement coordination disorders are observed in 55.85% of children: conclusions and conclusion. The study results indicate the relevance of the search for new means of correction of motor development of 6-7-year-old children with autism spectrum disorders at this age stage. The study confirmed the high risk of motor disorder development in children of this nosological group.