Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities Rely on Somatosensory Information Rather Than Visual Information to Catch a Ball

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W. Tolentino-CastroUniversity of São Paulo
German Sport University Cologne
University of Münster

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H. WagnerUniversity of Münster

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1123/mc.2020-0077
Keywords:
catching; interceptive task; motor anticipation; throwing
First Published Online:
21 Apr 2021
In Print:
Volume 25: Issue 3
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369–384
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According to the literature, persons with intellectual disabilities have poor motor control in tasks in which motor anticipation is needed. Our study aimed to assess their motor behavior during interceptive tasks (a tennis ball interception with external-and-oneself throw conditions). A stick-bar was used as a reference or to support cloth to occlude a ball’s trajectory. Catch performance and interceptive behavior were analyzed (26 persons). The results show that high/low values of the initial approaching movement led to successful/successful catches, respectively. Our results are in line with the literature about the impact of poor motor control on performance in those with intellectual disabilities. We suggest that low anticipation may relate to problems in real-life situations.

Tolentino-Castro and Mochizuki are with the Department of Movement Science, College of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. Tolentino-Castro is also with the Department of Performance Psychology, Institute of Psychology, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany. Tolentino-Castro and Wagner are with the Department of Movement Science, University of Münster, Münster, Germany; and the Otto Creutzfeldt Center for Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.

Tolentino-Castro (w.tolentino.castro@gmail.com) is corresponding author.
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