The Effectiveness of Combined Music Therapy and Physical Activity on Motor Coordination in Children With Autism
| Autor: | Abbas Ali Hossein Khanzadeh, Fahimeh Imankhah, Ahya Hasirchaman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Music therapy Autism lcsh:R lcsh:Vocational rehabilitation. Employment of people with disabilities Rehabilitation Physical activity lcsh:Medicine Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 02 engineering and technology medicine.disease Motor coordination Psychiatry and Mental health Physical medicine and rehabilitation Play therapy 020204 information systems lcsh:HD7255-7256 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering medicine 020201 artificial intelligence & image processing Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Iranian Rehabilitation Journal, Vol 16, Iss 4, Pp 405-412 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 1735-3610 1735-3602 |
| DOI: | 10.32598/irj.16.4.405 |
| Popis: | Objectives: Motor skills play an important role in language, play, academic and adaptive behaviors of individuals. The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of music therapy along with play therapy in rising motor coordination of children with autism. Methods: In this quasi-experimental study with pre-test and post-test design, Autism Evaluation Scale and Motor Development Scale were administered to 30 randomly selected male students with autism spectrum disorder aged between 6 and 11 years before and after the intervention. The experimental group attended 15 sessions (each lasted 60 minutes), twice a week and were trained by music therapy along with play therapy program. However, the control group did not receive such programs. One-way analysis of covariance was used for analyzing the data. Results: There was a significant difference (P |
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