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Social Sciences, Psychology, Developmental, Psychology, Test of Gross Motor Development-3, Autism spectrum disorder, Visual supports, Validity, Reliability, Gross motor performance, FUNDAMENTAL MOVEMENT SKILLS, PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY, YOUNG-CHILDREN, PERFORMANCE, IMPAIRMENT, COORDINATION, COEFFICIENT, PREVALENCE, CHILDHOOD, DIAGNOSIS, Audiovisual Aids, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Case-Control Studies, Child, Child Development, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Male, Motor Skills, Motor Skills Disorders, Neuropsychological Tests, Photic Stimulation, Reproducibility of Results, 13 Education, 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences, Developmental & Child Psychology, 39 Education, 42 Health sciences, 52 Psychology

Abstract:

The validity and reliability of the Test of Gross Motor Development-3 (TGMD-3) were measured, taking into consideration the preference for visual learning of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The TGMD-3 was administered to 14 children with ASD (4–10 years) and 21 age-matched typically developing children under two conditions: TGMD-3 traditional protocol, and TGMD-3 visual support protocol. Excellent levels of internal consistency, test–retest, interrater and intrarater reliability were achieved for the TGMD-3 visual support protocol. TGMD-3 raw scores of children with ASD were significantly lower than typically developing peers, however, significantly improved using the TGMD-3 visual support protocol. This demonstrates that the TGMD-3 visual support protocol is a valid and reliable assessment of gross motor performance for children with ASD.