A mixed methods exploration of motor imagery in autistic and non-autistic adults: Diverse experiences and implications for interventions

Molly Brillinger; Ying Bai; April Karlinsky; Timothy N. Welsh; Ellen Poliakoff; Emma Gowen

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0326542

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A mixed methods exploration of motor imagery in autistic and non-autistic adults: Diverse experiences and implications for interventions

Molly Brillinger ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: molly.brillinger@mail.utoronto.ca

Affiliation Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6000-5557

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Ying Bai,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of Psychology, Communication and Human Neuroscience, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2820-1766

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April Karlinsky,

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Kinesiology, California State University-San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States of America
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Timothy N. Welsh,

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Ellen Poliakoff,

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of Psychology, Communication and Human Neuroscience, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Emma Gowen

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of Psychology, Communication and Human Neuroscience, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom
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A mixed methods exploration of motor imagery in autistic and non-autistic adults: Diverse experiences and implications for interventions

Molly Brillinger,
Ying Bai,
April Karlinsky,
Timothy N. Welsh,
Ellen Poliakoff,
Emma Gowen

Published: June 26, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0326542

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