Impaired Biological Motion Processing and Motor Skills in Adults with Autistic Traits.

Burnham Riosa et al. (2023) gave online surveys to adults who do not have an autism diagnosis.

They asked how well the adults could read body movements and how steady their own hands and feet feel.

Then they scored each person on autistic traits to see if higher scores matched worse motion skills.

Adults with more autistic traits saw body motion less clearly and reported clumsier hands and feet.

The link was small but real, showing the trait alone can nudge both skills down.

van Timmeren et al. (2016) found teens with ASD still recognize body motion yet stop adapting to it after many views. Priscilla extends this idea to everyday adults who have only mild traits and shows even they process motion less well.

Wright et al. (2014) saw no body-motion ID gap in high-functioning ASD kids. That looks like a clash, but the kids had full ASD and extra practice games; the new study tests subtle traits in grown-ups without a label, so both can be true.

Fulceri et al. (2018) showed ASD kids move less smoothly when copying a partner. The adult survey data line up: poorer motion skill rides along with autistic features across the spectrum.

You may see adult clients who feel clumsy or miss social cues carried by body motion even though they never earned an ASD diagnosis. A quick motion-perception probe or a few balance trials could flag hidden trouble and guide your skill-building targets. Keep motor checks in your toolbox for everyone, not only clients with a label.