Facilitators and Barriers to Physical Activity Involvement as Described by Autistic Youth with Mild Intellectual Disability.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Physical activity involvement among autistic youth and youth with an intellectual disability is significantly lower than the general population. Few studies have included youth with comorbid diagnoses of ASD and intellectual disability. Fewer studies collect information from the youth themselves. This study examined barriers and facilitators to physical activity in autistic youth with mild intellectual disability using semi-structured interviews with youth and through caregiver reports.

Methods

Fourteen caregivers and their children ages 8 to 16 years old participated. Caregivers completed a questionnaire about their thoughts on their child's physical activity while their children completed the semi-structured interview. A descriptive phenomenological approach was

SUBMITTER: Boucher TQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9742026 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature