When motor foundations do not enable execution. Motor impairments and delays are one of the most prevalent but therapeutically neglected comorbidities in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). They can significantly affect the execution and development of social and communication skills, ranging from the use of gestures to coordinated movements of mouth, lips, and tongue in development of speech.

When children are not eating, parents often hear that they “will grow out of it” or “will eat when they are hungry.” Feeding is one of the most important functions of each living organism, after breathing and postural stability. It is a set of complex skills involving appropriate functioning of the internal organs, muscles, that impact postural stability, balance, coordination, etc. These skills are crucial in oral food intake and directly affect lips closure, tongue movement, chewing, biting, swallowing, etc.

It is unclear what is a prevalence of motor deficits in children with autism.

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