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- Title
The effect of individualized exercise training applied to autistic individuals on motor skills development.
- Authors
Kavlak, Bircan; Bayazit, Betul
- Abstract
The purpose of this research is to examine the effect of motorized development of individualized exercise training that is regularly applied to autistic individuals. The study included 10 boys with an average age of 11.7 (±1,9) who were educated at the Agir Vivre L'autisme school in Paris and 18 boys and 2 women with an average age of 13 (±2,9) who were educated at the Izmit Autism Sports Club Association in Kocaeli. It covers a total of 30 children. The practice lasted eight weeks, five days a week and two hours a day. Wilcoxon test, which is a nonparametric test, was applied to the obtained data after descriptive statistical procedures (mean, standard deviation) in the SPSS 21.0 package program. The meaning level was taken as 0.01. A statistically significant difference was found between the pretest-posttest results of all the parameters of the study group (p <0.01). As a result of this research, it can be stated that the physical activity program which is applied regularly, systematically and correctly to the children with autism makes an important contribution to the development of the children's motor skills.
- Subjects
KOCAELI Ili (Turkey); PARIS (France); MOTOR ability; MOTOR ability in children; AUTISM in children; PHYSICAL activity; EXERCISE
- Publication
Pamukkale Journal of Sport Sciences, 2019, Vol 10, Issue 3, p1
- ISSN
1309-0356
- Publication type
Article