Effectiveness of a Fundamental Motor Skill Intervention for 4-Year-Old Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Pilot Study

Autor/inn/en	Bremer, Emily; Balogh, Robert; Lloyd, Meghann
Titel	Effectiveness of a Fundamental Motor Skill Intervention for 4-Year-Old Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Pilot Study
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 19 (2015) 8, S.980-991 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361314557548
Schlagwörter	Preschool Children; Psychomotor Skills; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Intervention; Pilot Projects; Adjustment (to Environment); Interpersonal Competence; Behavior Rating Scales; Statistical Analysis; Program Effectiveness; Pretests Posttests; Peabody Developmental Motor Scales; Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Psychomotorische Aktivität; Autismus; Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	A wait-list control experimental design was employed to investigate the effectiveness of a fundamental motor skill intervention at improving the motor skills, adaptive behavior, and social skills of 4-year-old children with autism spectrum disorder (experimental n?=?5, control n?=?4); the impact of intervention intensity was also explored. The experimental group significantly improved their object manipulation and overall motor scores from pre- to post-intervention. The wait-list control design revealed no group-by-time interactions; however, with the groups combined time was a significant factor for all motor variables. There were no significant changes in adaptive behavior and social skills. These preliminary findings suggest that a fundamental motor skill intervention may benefit young children with autism spectrum disorder. Future research with larger samples is warranted. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01