Improving motor skills and psychosocial behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorder through an adapted judo program

Frontiers in Psychology

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Jose Morales¹  Emanuela Pierantozzi²  David H. Fukuda³  Vanessa Garcia¹  Miriam Guerra-Balic¹  Marta Sevilla-Sánchez⁴  Eduardo Carballeira⁴ 

[1] Faculty of Psychology, Education Sciences and Sport Blanquerna, Ramon Llull University;Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genoa;School of Kinesiology and Physical Therapy, University of Central Florida;Department of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, University of A Coruña

关键词: combat sports;    ASD;    TGMD;    GARS;    Intellectual Disabilities;    Adapted sports;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1067310

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

This study aimed to investigate the long-term effects of an adapted judo program on the motor skills and psychosocial abilities of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). All participants had been diagnosed with ASD and were assessed twice, one time at the start of the intervention and again six months later, with the Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD-3) and the Gilliam Autism Rating Scale-Third Edition (GARS-3). A one-way repeated measures MANOVA was carried out in order to evaluate these assessments, and a mediation analysis was done to determine the relationship between them. The experimental group significantly improved (p<0.05) from the pre-test to the post-test for several subtests of the TGMD-3 and the GARS-3. The study shows that participation in an adapted judo program clearly helps to improve the motor skills and psychosocial behaviors of children with ASD.

【 授权许可】

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