Promoting Positive Health Outcomes in an Urban Community-Based Physical Activity Intervention for Preschool Aged Children on the Autism Spectrum

While there is wide consensus regarding the importance of early intervention, health is rarely considered within priorities. Twenty-five children on the autism spectrum (M(age) = 4.67, SD = 0.82) participated in a 12-week physical activity intervention. Primary objective was to examine impact of a p...

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Autores principales: Ketcheson, Leah, Staples, Kerri, Pitchford, Edward Andrew, Loetzner, Franziska
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7812710/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33459918
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-021-04871-7
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description While there is wide consensus regarding the importance of early intervention, health is rarely considered within priorities. Twenty-five children on the autism spectrum (M(age) = 4.67, SD = 0.82) participated in a 12-week physical activity intervention. Primary objective was to examine impact of a physical activity intervention on physical activity, fitness and motor competence. Secondary objective was to examine associations between motor behavior and ASD symptoms. Ball skills (p < .001) and isometric push-up performance (p = .02) improved. Autism symptoms were associated with motor skills (r > −  .49, p < .05). Study outcomes provide new knowledge regarding design, delivery, and measures for early interventions targeting health disparities in young children on the autism spectrum. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10803-021-04871-7.
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spelling pubmed-78127102021-01-18 Promoting Positive Health Outcomes in an Urban Community-Based Physical Activity Intervention for Preschool Aged Children on the Autism Spectrum Ketcheson, Leah Staples, Kerri Pitchford, Edward Andrew Loetzner, Franziska J Autism Dev Disord Original Paper While there is wide consensus regarding the importance of early intervention, health is rarely considered within priorities. Twenty-five children on the autism spectrum (M(age) = 4.67, SD = 0.82) participated in a 12-week physical activity intervention. Primary objective was to examine impact of a physical activity intervention on physical activity, fitness and motor competence. Secondary objective was to examine associations between motor behavior and ASD symptoms. Ball skills (p < .001) and isometric push-up performance (p = .02) improved. Autism symptoms were associated with motor skills (r > −  .49, p < .05). Study outcomes provide new knowledge regarding design, delivery, and measures for early interventions targeting health disparities in young children on the autism spectrum. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10803-021-04871-7. Springer US 2021-01-18 2023 /pmc/articles/PMC7812710/ /pubmed/33459918 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-021-04871-7 Text en © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC part of Springer Nature 2021 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.
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