scholarly journals Influence of a Specific Aquatic Program on Social and Gross Motor Skills in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Three Case Reports

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Battaglia ◽  
Gianna Agrò ◽  
Pietro Cataldo ◽  
Antonio Palma ◽  
Marianna Alesi
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Chronological Age ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Gross Motor Skills ◽  
Mental Age ◽  
Adolescents With Autism ◽  
Spectrum Disorders

Swimming pool activities revealed to be efficacious to train psychomotor skills and increase adaptive behaviors in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of a specific multi-systemic aquatic therapy (CI-MAT) on gross motor and social skills in three adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Methods: three adolescents with ASD of which two boys (M1 with a chronological age of 10.3 years and a mental age of 4.7 years; M2 with a chronological age of 14.6 and a mental age inferior to 4 years) and one girl (chronological age of 14.0 and a mental age inferior to 4 years). The study was divided into three phases: baseline, 12-week CI-MAT program and Post-Test. Participants were administered a battery of tests incorporating anthropometric measurements, gross motor development test and a social skills questionnaire before and after a 12-week MAT-CI program. Results: Subjects improved locomotors and object control skills following the CI-MAT program in a different way. Concerning social behaviors, the higher proportion of gains was observed in the sensitivity of other’s presence and eye contact, for the contact domain, and in the comply turn for the relationship domain. Conclusions: The results of this study showed that the CI-MAT program was effective for the development of gross-motor skills and social behaviors in subjects with ASD. Moreover there is an urge to carry out a whole psychological assessment targeting both motor and adaptive development suitable to provide educational and vocational plans of exercises for people with ASD.

scholarly journals Prevalence of motor disorders and repetitive movements among children with Autism spectrum disorders and Tics disorders

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. e0303133
Author(s):  
Kostiantyn Dubovyk
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Motor Disorders ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Gross Motor Skills ◽  
Children With Asd ◽  
Repetitive Movements ◽  
Spectrum Disorders

Background. Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have difficulties in the development of simulating, gross and fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination and language skills. Tics and repetitive movements often associated with ASD, intellectual deficiency. Aim. To identify a relationship between tic disorders and specific developmental disorders: motor skills, speech, cognitive functions in children with ASD. Methods. There were randomized 79 children aged 4-6 years with ASD, 38 children among them with comorbid tics disorders (TD). For the diagnosis of ASD were used diagnostic criteria of ICD-10, Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R), Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS). The development of motor skills, speech, and cognitive function was assessed using Psycho-educational Profile (PEP-R). For the diagnosis of comorbid mental disorders ware conducted using The Development and Well-Being Assessment (DAWBA). As motor disorders considered tics, abnormal movements associated with ADHD, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders. Tics were assessed by Yale Global Tic Severity Scale (YGTSS). Results. In children with ASD and comorbid TD was noted retardation of formation of gross motor skills in comparison with the control group by PEP-R. It was also noted delay in the formation of skills in receptive speech and gross motor skills in accordance with the results of evaluation by using Vineland-II.

Abc's of Making Friends: Teaching Social Skills to Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Classroom

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth A. Laugeson ◽  
Ruth Ellingsen ◽  
Shannon Bates ◽  
Alea Baron ◽  
Chloe Koeffler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Adolescents With Autism ◽  
Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Making Friends

scholarly journals Using rational-emotive language education to improve communication and social skills of adolescents with autism spectrum disorders in Nigeria

Medicine ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 98 (31) ◽  
pp. e16550
Author(s):  
Amuche Nnamani ◽  
Josephine Akabogu ◽  
Mkpoikanke Sunday Otu ◽  
Annah C. Uloh-Bethels ◽  
Evelyn Ukoha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Adolescents With Autism ◽  
Rational Emotive ◽  
Spectrum Disorders

scholarly journals Association between Social Skills and Motor Skills in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 276-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reiko Ohara ◽  
Yuji Kanejima ◽  
Masahiro Kitamura ◽  
Kazuhiro P. Izawa
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Systematic Research ◽  
Fine Motor Skills ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Gross Motor Skills

Social communication and motor skill deficits are prevalent characteristics of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This systematic research review investigates whether and how broad social skills and motor skills may be related among individuals with ASD. We performed a PubMed search of articles written in English, using these study inclusion criteria: (a) an association between social and motor and skills among individuals previously diagnosed with autism; (b) one or more social skills measures were used; and (c) one or more measures of gross or fine motor skills were used. We classified data into two categories, and we based the association of these variables on correlation coefficients, p-values, coefficients of determination, and authors’ description of “may be associated” and “may not be associated.” Despite heterogeneity among these relevant studies, a highly likely association between social and motor skills emerged. Of a total of 16 studies reviewed, 12 reported associations between these skill sets. Three studies reported that fine motor skills had a stronger relationship with social skills than did gross motor skills. Among the gross motor skills associated with social skills, object control skills seemed most closely linked to social skills. Among fine motor skills, manual dexterity seemed to most closely related to social skills.

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