Effects of group sports activities on physical activity and social interaction abilities of children with autism spectrum disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Group sports activities have been demonstrated to have an impact on the physical activity and social interaction abilities of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Methods

Thus, this work, taking different types of group sports as the primary variable, explored the impact of 12-week group sports activities on the physical activity and social interaction abilities of children with ASD. A quasi-experimental design was used to divide 21 children with ASD into Experimental group (N = 11) and Control group 1 (N = 10), while healthy children of the same age were selected as Control group 2 (N = 12). The experimental group performed group sports activities for 60 min/time, 4 times/week, for a total of 12 weeks, while the control group maint

SUBMITTER: Xing Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11840914 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature