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Psycho-educational Horseback Riding to Facilitate Communication Ability of Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders
In this study, we applied a novel psycho-educational horseback riding (PEHR) program to the treatment of four Japanese children with pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) in order to facilitate the acquisition of verbal and nonverbal communication skills. The behavioral changes in each child were...
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The Japanese Society of Equine Science
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4013963/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24833971 http://dx.doi.org/10.1294/jes.20.79 |
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author | KEINO, Hiromi FUNAHASHI, Atsushi KEINO, Hiroomi MIWA, Chihiro HOSOKAWA, Masanori HAYASHI, Yoshihiro KAWAKITA, Kenji |
author_facet | KEINO, Hiromi FUNAHASHI, Atsushi KEINO, Hiroomi MIWA, Chihiro HOSOKAWA, Masanori HAYASHI, Yoshihiro KAWAKITA, Kenji |
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description | In this study, we applied a novel psycho-educational horseback riding (PEHR) program to the treatment of four Japanese children with pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) in order to facilitate the acquisition of verbal and nonverbal communication skills. The behavioral changes in each child were evaluated using a psychological and behavioral scale. The scale for evaluating the effect of Human-Equips-Interaction on Mental activity (HEIM scale) was designed to assess the behavioral improvement of children based on the following 10 items: Human relationships, Imitation, Emotional expression, Sudden physical movement, Fixative behavior, Adaptation to change, Visual response, Fear or nervousness, and Verbal and nonverbal communication. After taking part in the PEHR program for several months, all subjects showed remarkably improved HEIM scores and marked improvements were observed in eye contact with others (instructors, side walkers, and leaders) in the riding area. A statistical difference was found in items 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, and 9. However, no statistical difference was found in items 4, 5, and 10. As the program progressed, the children showed enhanced verbal and nonverbal communication skills, and became more expressive in their emotional and empathetic interaction with their parents. These observations suggest that the normal functioning of pleasurable emotions and empathy may facilitate further improvements in joint attention, imitation and empathy, and may result in successful verbal expression by PDD children. Therefore, horseback riding can play a very important role in the psycho-educational support required for the communication ability of PDD children. |
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spelling | pubmed-40139632014-05-15 Psycho-educational Horseback Riding to Facilitate Communication Ability of Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders KEINO, Hiromi FUNAHASHI, Atsushi KEINO, Hiroomi MIWA, Chihiro HOSOKAWA, Masanori HAYASHI, Yoshihiro KAWAKITA, Kenji J Equine Sci Original Article In this study, we applied a novel psycho-educational horseback riding (PEHR) program to the treatment of four Japanese children with pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) in order to facilitate the acquisition of verbal and nonverbal communication skills. The behavioral changes in each child were evaluated using a psychological and behavioral scale. The scale for evaluating the effect of Human-Equips-Interaction on Mental activity (HEIM scale) was designed to assess the behavioral improvement of children based on the following 10 items: Human relationships, Imitation, Emotional expression, Sudden physical movement, Fixative behavior, Adaptation to change, Visual response, Fear or nervousness, and Verbal and nonverbal communication. After taking part in the PEHR program for several months, all subjects showed remarkably improved HEIM scores and marked improvements were observed in eye contact with others (instructors, side walkers, and leaders) in the riding area. A statistical difference was found in items 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, and 9. However, no statistical difference was found in items 4, 5, and 10. As the program progressed, the children showed enhanced verbal and nonverbal communication skills, and became more expressive in their emotional and empathetic interaction with their parents. These observations suggest that the normal functioning of pleasurable emotions and empathy may facilitate further improvements in joint attention, imitation and empathy, and may result in successful verbal expression by PDD children. Therefore, horseback riding can play a very important role in the psycho-educational support required for the communication ability of PDD children. The Japanese Society of Equine Science 2010-01-19 2009 /pmc/articles/PMC4013963/ /pubmed/24833971 http://dx.doi.org/10.1294/jes.20.79 Text en 2009 The Japanese Society of Equine Science http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd) License. |
spellingShingle | Original Article KEINO, Hiromi FUNAHASHI, Atsushi KEINO, Hiroomi MIWA, Chihiro HOSOKAWA, Masanori HAYASHI, Yoshihiro KAWAKITA, Kenji Psycho-educational Horseback Riding to Facilitate Communication Ability of Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders |
title | Psycho-educational Horseback Riding to Facilitate Communication Ability of
Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders |
title_full | Psycho-educational Horseback Riding to Facilitate Communication Ability of
Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders |
title_fullStr | Psycho-educational Horseback Riding to Facilitate Communication Ability of
Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders |
title_full_unstemmed | Psycho-educational Horseback Riding to Facilitate Communication Ability of
Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders |
title_short | Psycho-educational Horseback Riding to Facilitate Communication Ability of
Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders |
title_sort | psycho-educational horseback riding to facilitate communication ability of
children with pervasive developmental disorders |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4013963/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24833971 http://dx.doi.org/10.1294/jes.20.79 |
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