r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Jan 30 '25

Neuroscience A low-cost tool accurately distinguishes neurotypical children from children with autism just by watching them copy the dance moves of an on-screen avatar for a minute. It can even tell autism from ADHD, conditions that commonly overlap.

https://newatlas.com/adhd-autism/autism-motion-detection-diagnosis/
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u/rosethorn88319 Jan 30 '25

You can have poor proprioception and be an excellent, detailed artist. Source, me, perhaps not excellent but I can do fine details but I keep walking into doorframe and whacking my hands and head on stuff

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u/Friendly-Channel-480 Jan 30 '25

I read a study about this and about half of the people who have a coordination disorder have very good hand-eye and small motor coordination. As do I.