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The purpose of this study was to examine whether it is possible to measure the motor abilities of children with developmental disabilities in an exercise class for the purpose of social participation. The subjects were 28 children with developmental disabilities, 16 of whom participated in the N Gymnastics Class（9 boys and 7 girls; 4-18 years old）and 12 of whom participated in the “K-no-ie” after-school care day service（7 boys and 5 girls;8-10 years old）in Kitakyushu City. Body mass index（BMI） was calculated by measuring height and weight. Motor abilities were measured in the balance cross-step walking test,25m run, standing long jump, tennis ball throw, and ball catching. The children with developmental disabilities by age showed development in both height and weight, but there was no uniform trend in weight gain. In the motor abilities of the children with developmental disabilities by age, there was a large variation in individual records in all items, and no consistent trend was observed. These results indicate that the records of children with developmental disabilities show a large variation and wide distribution,making it difficult to explore trends by grouping them according to age and degree of disability. However, when focusing on the within-individual records, the variability was smaller than the between-individual records. Thus, it will be able to identify the physical characteristics and trends of children with disabilities that by recording and accumulating detailed and continuous data on each individual. |
