Abstract
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have cognitive difficulties and delayed development, with deficits in gross and fine motor markers as well as postural balance, leading to poorer quality of life. The objective was to evaluate mental maturity and right-left orientation in children with ASD compared to children with typical development and correlate the findings with balance and gait performance. A convenience sample composed of 21 male and female children between six years and nine years 11 months of age was submitted psychological and functional motor tests. The findings suggest correlations between mental maturity/right-left orientation and functional mobility/balance in children with autism spectrum disorder. The severity of the disorder and mental maturity were correlated with variables that demonstrated motor abnormalities, such as functional balance and gait speed.
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