scholarly journals Promoting physical activity for children with autism spectrum disorders during Coronavirus outbreak: benefits, strategies, and examples

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erkan Yarımkaya ◽  
Oğuz Kaan Esentürk
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorders

Parent Perceptions of Factors Influencing After-School Physical Activity of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

2012 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iva Obrusnikova ◽  
Dannielle L. Miccinello
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Parent Perceptions ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
After School ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Group Interviews

The study assessed parental perceptions of the benefits of physical activity (PA) and the factors that influence participation of children with autism spectrum disorders in PA after school. Data were collected from 103 parents using an online open-ended questionnaire and focus-group interviews. Data were analyzed using a socioecological model. Parents provided 225 responses that were coded as advantages, 106 as disadvantages, 225 as facilitators, and 250 as barriers of PA. The most frequently reported advantages were physical, followed by psychosocial, and cognitive. Disadvantages were psychosocial and physical. The most frequently reported barriers were intrapersonal, followed by interpersonal, physical, community, and institutional. Facilitators were intrapersonal, followed by physical, interpersonal, community, and institutional. Public policy factors were elicited in the interviews.

scholarly journals Social Environmental Influences on Physical Activity of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 636-641 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michaela A. Schenkelberg ◽  
Richard R. Rosenkranz ◽  
George A. Milliken ◽  
David A. Dzewaltowski
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Social Environment ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Summer Camp ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Free Play ◽  
Children With Asd ◽  
Spectrum Disorders

Background:Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) may be at greater risk for not meeting physical activity (PA) guidelines than neurotypical children (NT). The purpose of this study was to explore setting (free play versus organized) and social group composition influences on PA of children with ASD during summer camp.Methods:Data were collected on 6 ASD and 6 NT boys (aged 5 to 6 years) attending an inclusive summer camp. During free play and organized activity, research assistants observed the camp’s social environment and children’s PA using a modified version of the Observational System for Recording Physical Activity of Children—Preschool version.Results:In free play, children with ASD spent significantly less time in Moderate-Vigorous PA (MVPA) while with a peer (1.2%), compared with a peer group (11.5%) or alone (13.2%). They demonstrated significantly more Light-Moderate-Vigorous PA (LMVPA) while in a solitary social context (68.2%) compared with alone with an adult (25.8%), alone with a peer (34.8%), or with a peer group (28.2%). No significant differences were noted during organized activity.Conclusion:Features of the social environment may influence PA levels of children with ASD. Specifically, certain social group contexts may be more PA-promoting than others depending on the setting.

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