Mini-Basketball Training Program Improves Physical Fitness and Social Communication in Preschool Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.

autism spectrum disorders mini-basketball physical fitness preschool children quasi-experimental social communication

Journal

Journal of human kinetics
ISSN: 1640-5544
Titre abrégé: J Hum Kinet
Pays: Poland
ID NLM: 101513031

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Jul 2020
Historique:
entrez: 11 8 2020
pubmed: 11 8 2020
medline: 11 8 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

This investigation examined the effects of a 12-week mini-basketball training program (MBTP) on physical fitness and social communication in preschool children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The study applied a quasi-experimental design. Fifty-nine preschool children aged 3-6 years with ASD were assigned to either a MBTP group (n = 30) or a control group (n = 29). Participants in the MBTP group received a scheduled mini-basketball training program (5 sessions per week, forty minutes per session) for twelve consecutive weeks, while the control group was instructed to maintain their daily activities. The physical fitness test and the parent-reported Social Responsiveness Scale Second Edition (SRS-2) test were performed before and after the intervention. Results indicated that the 12-week MBTP facilitated performance in the physical fitness test, particularly in speed-agility and muscular strength abilities. Additionally, children in the MBTP group demonstrated improvement in SRS-2 performance in social awareness, social cognition, social communication, and autistic mannerisms, whereas no such changes were found in the control group. It may be concluded that the 12-week MBTP could improve physical fitness and social communication in preschool children with ASD, and thus the use of physical exercise intervention as a therapeutic tool for preschoolers with ASD is recommended.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32774558
doi: 10.2478/hukin-2020-0007
pii: hukin-2020-0007
pmc: PMC7386133
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

267-278

Informations de copyright

© 2020 Ke-Long Cai, Jin-Gui Wang, Zhi-Mei Liu, Li-Na Zhu, Xuan Xiong, Sebastian Klich, Adam Maszczyk, Ai-Guo Chen, published by Sciendo.

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Auteurs

Ke-Long Cai (KL)

College of Physical Education, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.

Jin-Gui Wang (JG)

College of Physical Education, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.

Zhi-Mei Liu (ZM)

College of Physical Education, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.

Li-Na Zhu (LN)

School of Physical Education and Sports Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.

Xuan Xiong (X)

College of Physical Education, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.

Sebastian Klich (S)

Department of Paralympic Sport, University School of Physical Education in Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland.

Adam Maszczyk (A)

Institute of Sport Sciences, Academy of Physical Education in Katowice, Katowice, Poland.

Ai-Guo Chen (AG)

College of Physical Education, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Chinese - Polish Laboratory on Sport and Brain Science, Beijing, China.

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