Proprioception, Emotion and Social Responsiveness in Children with Developmental Disorders: An Exploratory Study in Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy and Different Neurodevelopmental Situations.

Riquelme, Inmaculada;Hatem, Samar;Sabater-Gárriz, Álvaro;Martín-Jiménez, Elisabeth;Montoya, Pedro
(2024) Children — Vol. 11, n° 6, p. 719 [1-15] (2024)

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  • Riquelme, Inmaculadaorcid-logo
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  • Hatem, SamarUCLouvain
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  • Martín-Jiménez, Elisabeth
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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.
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Riquelme, I., Hatem, S., Sabater-Gárriz, Á., Martín-Jiménez, E., & Montoya, P. (2024). Proprioception, Emotion and Social Responsiveness in Children with Developmental Disorders: An Exploratory Study in Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy and Different Neurodevelopmental Situations. Children, 11(6), 719 [1-15]. https://doi.org/10.3390/children11060719 (Original work published 2024)