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inResearch in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 7-9 (September 2013) . - p.1054-1061

Titre :	Improvement in social dysfunction of children with autism spectrum disorder following long term Kata techniques training
Type de document :	Texte imprimé et/ou numérique
Auteurs :	Ahmadreza MOVAHEDI, Auteur ; Fatimah BAHRAMI, Auteur ; Sayed Mohammad MARANDI, Auteur ; Ahmad ABEDI, Auteur
Article en page(s) :	p.1054-1061
Langues :	Anglais (eng)
Mots-clés :	Social interaction  Autism  Karate  Exercise
Index. décimale :	PER Périodiques
Résumé :	Abstract The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of long term Kata techniques training on social interaction of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). We assigned 30 school aged children with ASD to an exercise (n = 15) or a no-exercise group (n = 15). We required participants of the exercise group to exercise Kata techniques for 14 weeks, while participants of the control group received no exercise. We evaluated the social interaction of the participants at baseline, post-intervention (week 14), and at one month follow up. Results revealed that Kata techniques training significantly improved social dysfunction in the exercise group. Interestingly, at one month follow up improvement in social deficiency in the exercise group remained unchanged compared to post-intervention time. The social deficiency of participants of the control group was not changed across the experimental period. We concluded that teaching martial arts techniques to children with ASD leads to significant improvement in their social interaction.
En ligne :	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2013.04.012
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[article] Improvement in social dysfunction of children with autism spectrum disorder following long term Kata techniques training [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Ahmadreza MOVAHEDI, Auteur ; Fatimah BAHRAMI, Auteur ; Sayed Mohammad MARANDI, Auteur ; Ahmad ABEDI, Auteur . - p.1054-1061.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 7-9 (September 2013) . - p.1054-1061

Mots-clés :	Social interaction  Autism  Karate  Exercise
Index. décimale :	PER Périodiques
Résumé :	Abstract The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of long term Kata techniques training on social interaction of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). We assigned 30 school aged children with ASD to an exercise (n = 15) or a no-exercise group (n = 15). We required participants of the exercise group to exercise Kata techniques for 14 weeks, while participants of the control group received no exercise. We evaluated the social interaction of the participants at baseline, post-intervention (week 14), and at one month follow up. Results revealed that Kata techniques training significantly improved social dysfunction in the exercise group. Interestingly, at one month follow up improvement in social deficiency in the exercise group remained unchanged compared to post-intervention time. The social deficiency of participants of the control group was not changed across the experimental period. We concluded that teaching martial arts techniques to children with ASD leads to significant improvement in their social interaction.
En ligne :	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2013.04.012
Permalink :	https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=211