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- Title
Intervention Based on Psychomotor Rehabilitation in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder ASD: Effect on Postural Control and Sensory Integration.
- Authors
Ben Hassen, Imen; Abid, Rihab; Ben Waer, Fatma; Masmoudi, Liwa; Sahli, Sonia; Driss, Tarak; Hammouda, Omar
- Abstract
Postural stability and control are essential motor skills for successfully performing various activities of daily living. However, children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) exhibit significant sensorimotor impairments. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of psychomotricity training on postural control (PC) of children with ASD. We recruited thirty children (age = 8.01 ± 1.2; weight = 31.66 ± 8.1 kg; height = 129.7 ± 10.8 cm) diagnosed with ASD (intellectual quotient > 50) to participate in this study. They were divided into two groups: the experimental group (n = 16) and control group (n = 14). Children in the experimental group were trained with psychomotor activities two times a week for nine weeks. Statistic postural balance was assessed before and after intervention and on different vision conditions. The results showed that the psychomotor training significantly improved PC in standing position under different conditions when compared to the control group, in all parameters (CoPA; CoPLX; CoPLy) (p < 0.01). Our preliminary findings suggest the usefulness of the psychomotor training in children with ASD on static PC.
- Subjects
DIAGNOSIS of autism; TREATMENT of autism; STATISTICS; RESEARCH; SENSORIMOTOR integration; ANALYSIS of variance; POSTURAL balance; PSYCHOLOGY of movement; TREATMENT effectiveness; T-test (Statistics); DESCRIPTIVE statistics; DATA analysis software; DATA analysis; STATISTICAL correlation; PSYCHOMOTOR disorders; CHILDREN
- Publication
Children, 2023, Vol 10, Issue 9, p1480
- ISSN
2227-9067
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/children10091480