Can a Community-Based Football Program Benefit Motor Ability in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder? A Pilot Evaluation Considering the Role of Social Impairments
| Autor: | Christian Hyde, Jason He, Nicole Joan Rinehart, Ebony Lindor, Jane McGillivray, Katherine Howells, Rujuta B. Wilson, Carmel Sivaratnam |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Public health 05 social sciences Attendance Football medicine.disease 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Social skills Autism spectrum disorder Developmental and Educational Psychology medicine Autism 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Psychology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Motor ability 050104 developmental & child psychology Clinical psychology Balance (ability) |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 52:402-413 |
| ISSN: | 1573-3432 0162-3257 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10803-021-04933-w |
| Popis: | This non-randomised pilot study evaluated the impact of a community football program on motor ability in children aged 5-12 years with autism spectrum disorder. Sixteen children were evaluated at baseline-and-post attendance in a football program for a varied number of weeks and compared to 19 children engaging in treatment-as-usual. Primary analyses indicated a statistically significant increase in total MABC-2, aiming and catching, and balance scores for the intervention group, with no changes in scores in the comparison group. There were no changes in manual dexterity across either group. At a between group level, the changes in aiming and catching scores were significantly greater for the intervention group. Further analyses highlighted the potential importance of social impairments regarding aiming and catching. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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