Proprioception, Emotion and Social Responsiveness in Children with Developmental Disorders

An Exploratory Study in Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy and Different Neurodevelopmental Situations

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ID15720183
AuthorsInmaculada Riquelme (0000-0003-4705-8325, Health Research Institute of the Balearic Islands, corresponding author), Samar M Hatem (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Álvaro Sabater-Gárriz (0000-0001-5770-7240, Associació de la Paràlisi Cerebral), Elisabeth Martín-Jiménez (Associació de la Paràlisi Cerebral), Pedro Montoya (0000-0001-8652-948X, Health Research Institute of the Balearic Islands)
Year2024
Volume11
Issue6
Pages719-719
Publication date2024-06-13
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueChildren (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2227-9067 • E-ISSN: 2227-9067
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/children11060719
PMID38929298
OpenAlexW4399670733
LanguageEN
References cited69

Proprioception has long been linked with emotional dysregulation in neurotypical adults. Neuropediatric disorders such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and cerebral palsy (CP) are distinct entities and yet both present with deficits and challenges in sensory processing and the regulation of emotions. This study aimed to explore the relationship between proprioception and emotional-social performance in children and to compare proprioception and emotional-social performance in different underlying neurodevelopmental conditions. For this purpose, this cross-sectional study included 42 children with ASD, 34 children with CP and 50 typically developing peers. Proprioceptive acuity, proprioceptive reactive behavior as well as emotion regulation and social responsiveness were assessed. The results show a significant correlation between proprioceptive deficits and emotional difficulties in this pediatric sample, with distinct proprioceptive impairment patterns according to the underlying neurological disorder. Children with CP showed significant emotional knowledge deficits, while children with ASD predominantly showed challenges in social responsiveness. These data thus suggest a differentiated impact of proprioception on emotional-social performance in neurodevelopmental disorders and highlight proprioception as a potential therapeutic target for balancing emotion regulation in children with neurodevelopmental conditions

Autism · Autism spectrum disorder · Cerebral palsy · Developmental psychology · Neurodevelopmental disorder · Neurotypical · Physical medicine and rehabilitation · Proprioception · Psychiatry · Autism Spectrum Disorder Research · Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders · Infant Development and Preterm Care · Medicine · Neuroscience · Psychology

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