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Autism and exergaming: effects on repetitive behaviors and cognition
Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that leads to impairment in social skills and delay in language development, and results in repetitive behaviors and restricted interests that impede academic and social involvement. Physical exercise has been shown to decrease repetitive behaviors in autistic...
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2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3218790/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22114543 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S24016 |
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author | Anderson-Hanley, Cay Tureck, Kimberly Schneiderman, Robyn L |
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description | Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that leads to impairment in social skills and delay in language development, and results in repetitive behaviors and restricted interests that impede academic and social involvement. Physical exercise has been shown to decrease repetitive behaviors in autistic children and improve cognitive function across the life-span. Exergaming combines physical and mental exercise simultaneously by linking physical activity movements to video game control and may yield better compliance with exercise. In this investigation, two pilot studies explored the potential behavioral and cognitive benefits of exergaming. In Pilot I, twelve children with autism spectrum disorders completed a control task and an acute bout of Dance Dance Revolution (DDR); in Pilot II, ten additional youths completed an acute bout of cyber cycling. Repetitive behaviors and executive function were measured before and after each activity. Repetitive behaviors significantly decreased, while performance on Digits Backwards improved following the exergaming conditions compared with the control condition. Additional research is needed to replicate these findings, and to explore the application of exergaming for the management of behavioral disturbance and to increase cognitive control in children on the autism spectrum. |
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spelling | pubmed-32187902011-11-23 Autism and exergaming: effects on repetitive behaviors and cognition Anderson-Hanley, Cay Tureck, Kimberly Schneiderman, Robyn L Psychol Res Behav Manag Original Research Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that leads to impairment in social skills and delay in language development, and results in repetitive behaviors and restricted interests that impede academic and social involvement. Physical exercise has been shown to decrease repetitive behaviors in autistic children and improve cognitive function across the life-span. Exergaming combines physical and mental exercise simultaneously by linking physical activity movements to video game control and may yield better compliance with exercise. In this investigation, two pilot studies explored the potential behavioral and cognitive benefits of exergaming. In Pilot I, twelve children with autism spectrum disorders completed a control task and an acute bout of Dance Dance Revolution (DDR); in Pilot II, ten additional youths completed an acute bout of cyber cycling. Repetitive behaviors and executive function were measured before and after each activity. Repetitive behaviors significantly decreased, while performance on Digits Backwards improved following the exergaming conditions compared with the control condition. Additional research is needed to replicate these findings, and to explore the application of exergaming for the management of behavioral disturbance and to increase cognitive control in children on the autism spectrum. Dove Medical Press 2011-09-16 /pmc/articles/PMC3218790/ /pubmed/22114543 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S24016 Text en © 2011 Anderson-Hanley et al, publisher and licensee Dove Medical Press Ltd This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Research Anderson-Hanley, Cay Tureck, Kimberly Schneiderman, Robyn L Autism and exergaming: effects on repetitive behaviors and cognition |
title | Autism and exergaming: effects on repetitive behaviors and cognition |
title_full | Autism and exergaming: effects on repetitive behaviors and cognition |
title_fullStr | Autism and exergaming: effects on repetitive behaviors and cognition |
title_full_unstemmed | Autism and exergaming: effects on repetitive behaviors and cognition |
title_short | Autism and exergaming: effects on repetitive behaviors and cognition |
title_sort | autism and exergaming: effects on repetitive behaviors and cognition |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3218790/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22114543 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S24016 |
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