scholarly journals Autism spectrum disorder and physical activity

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 691-703
Author(s):  
Kübra Durmuş ◽  
Halil Sarol ◽  
Rıfat Kerem Gürkan
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
English Summary ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Diagnostic And Statistical Manual ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
History Of ◽  
Pediatric Psychiatry ◽  
The Relationship

Aim: The aim of the study is to examine the relationship between autism spectrum disorder and physical activity in depth. Findings: Autism was first defined by Bleuler, but the history of autism as a term began with the founding of the first pediatric psychiatry clinic by Kanner. Later, autism was defined and revised in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) in various periods before currently being expressed by criteria, ratings, and classifications. In 2013, the term autism spectrum disorder (ASD) began to be used. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ASD is a continuously increasing situation with the incidence of 1 in 54 children according to 2020 data. The increasing incidence and difficulties experienced in many areas by individuals with ASD like deficiencies ​Extended English summary is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file.   Özet Amaç: Araştırmanın amacı, otizm spectrum bozukluğu ve fiziksel aktivite ilişkisini derinlemesine incelemektir. Bulgular: İlk defa Beuler tarafından tanımlanan otizm teriminin; Kanner’in çocuk psikiyatri kliniğini kurması ile birlikte tarihsel süreç içerisinde kullanılmaya başlandığı görülmektedir. Sonraki süreçlerde otizm özellikle Amerikan Psikiyatri Birliği Ruhsal Bozuklukların Tanısal ve İstatistiksel El Kitabında (APA) çeşitli dönemlerde tanımlanmış ve çeşitli revizyonlar yapılarak günümüze gelen kriterleri, dercelendirmeleri, sınıflandırmaları ile ifade edildiği görülmektedir. 2013 yılında otizm spektrum bozukluğu (OSB) olarak kullanılmaya başlanmıştır. Hastalık Kontrol Önleme Merkezi’nin verileri kapsamında OSB, 2020 verilere göre 54 çocukta 1 olarak görülme sıklığı sürekli artan bir durum olarak karşımıza çıkmaktadır. Sıklığının artması ve OSB’li bireylerde yaşanan çeşitli, sözel ya da sözel olmayan iletişim davranışlarında eksiklikler, kalıplaşmış ya da kısıtlayıcı motor hareketler gibi birçok alandaki aksaklıklar bireylerin yaşamlarını olumsuz yönde etkilemekte ve fiziksel aktiviteye katılımlarında ise birer engel olarak karşımıza çıkmaktadır. OSB’li bireylerin her açıdan daha sağlıklı birer birey olmalarında fiziksel aktivitenin önemli bir etkisi bulunmaktadır. Sonuç: Tüm bireyler için katılımı önemli olan fiziksel aktivite, OSB’li bireylerin motor becerilerinden, psikolojik, sosyal ve aile yaşantısına kadar etki eden pek çok alanda önemli katkılar sağlamaktadır. Bu olumlu etkiler özellikle OSB’li bireylerin yaşam kalitesine önemli ölçüde etki etmektedir.

Examining the relationship between parent physical activity support behaviour and physical activity among children and youth with autism spectrum disorder

Autism ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (7) ◽  
pp. 1783-1794 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denver M Brown ◽  
Kelly P Arbour-Nicitopoulos ◽  
Kathleen A Martin Ginis ◽  
Amy E Latimer-Cheung ◽  
Rebecca L Bassett-Gunter
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Physical Activity Behaviour ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Child Physical Activity ◽  
Behavioural Regulation ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Activity Behaviour

Children and youth with autism spectrum disorder engage in less physical activity than neurotypically developing peers. This may be due to factors associated with autism spectrum disorder at the individual and environmental level that can make physical activity participation more challenging. Parent support is a known determinant of physical activity among children and youth; however, limited research has explored the relationship between parent physical activity support behaviour and child physical activity behaviour within the autism spectrum disorder population. Guided by the multi-process action control framework, this study examined the relationship between parent physical activity support behaviour and physical activity levels of children and youth with autism spectrum disorder. Parents ( n = 201) of school-aged children and youth with autism spectrum disorder completed measures of parent physical activity support (intentions, behavioural regulation, support behaviour), as well as their child’s physical activity behaviour. Congruent with the multi-process action control model, intentions to provide physical activity support were significantly associated with parent physical activity support behaviour. Behavioural regulation of physical activity support mediated this relationship, which in turn significantly predicted child physical activity behaviour. Findings suggest parents play an instrumental role in the physical activity behaviour of children and youth with autism spectrum disorder. Family-level interventions targeting parents’ behavioural regulation strategies to provide physical activity support may be an effective strategy to increase physical activity in children and youth with autism spectrum disorder. Lay abstract Children and youth with autism spectrum disorder engage in less physical activity than neurotypically developing peers. This may be due to factors associated with autism spectrum disorder at the individual and environmental level that can make physical activity participation more challenging. Parent support is a known determinant of physical activity among children and youth; however, limited research has explored the relationship between parent physical activity support behaviour and child physical activity behaviour within the autism spectrum disorder population. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between parent physical activity support behaviour and physical activity levels of children and youth with autism spectrum disorder. Parents ( n = 201) of school-aged children and youth with autism spectrum disorder completed measures of parent physical activity support (intentions, behavioural regulation, support behaviour), as well as their child’s physical activity behaviour. The results showed that parent’s intentions to provide physical activity support were associated with their support behaviour for their child’s physical activity (e.g. encouragement, being active together). Parents who followed through with their intentions to provide support reported using behavioural regulation strategies such as goal setting and planning more often. Finally, the results showed parent physical activity support behaviour was positively associated with child physical activity behaviour. Findings suggest parents play an instrumental role in the physical activity behaviour of children and youth with autism spectrum disorder. Family-level interventions targeting parents’ behavioural regulation strategies to provide physical activity support may be an effective strategy to increase physical activity in children and youth with autism spectrum disorder.

“Physical activity is beneficial to anyone, including those with ASD”: Antecedents of nurses recommending physical activity for people with autism spectrum disorder

Autism ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 136236132097008
Author(s):  
Sarah Tiner ◽  
George B Cunningham ◽  
Alison Pittman
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
The United States ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Perceived Barriers ◽  
Perceived Benefits ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Do So

People with autism spectrum disorder are less physically active than are their peers. Nurses can play a key role in helping to promote such behaviors, but they do so sparingly. The purpose of this study, therefore, was to examine the degree to which nurses recommend physical activity to patients with autism spectrum disorder, and to identify antecedents thereof. Adopting a mixed methods approach, data were collected from a representative sample of nurses ( n = 180) working in the United States. Results from regression analyses indicate that nurses were only moderately likely to recommend physical activity. When perceived barriers to physical activity were low, perceived benefits of physical activity held a positive, significant association with recommendations. However, when perceived barriers were high, the relationship between perceived benefits and recommendations was no longer significant. Inductive thematic analysis of the qualitative data showed the value nurses place on physical activity, how they interpret barriers and benefits, and strategies for making physical activity inclusive for people with autism spectrum disorder. In conclusion, nurses have an opportunity to more frequently promote physical activity to their patients with autism spectrum disorder and, in doing so, help mitigate some of the poor health outcomes people with autism spectrum disorder experience. Lay abstract Participation in regular physical activity is linked with physical, psychological, and social improvements. Nevertheless, persons with autism spectrum disorder participate at lower levels than do their peers. Nurses can play a key role in helping to promote such behaviors, but do so sparingly. The purpose of this study is to examine the degree to which nurses recommend physical activity to people with autism spectrum disorder. Even though a number of scholars have examined the role of health professionals in promoting physical activity, comparatively little research has examined nurses. Further, previous scholars have largely focused on the promotion of physical activity to patients in general. However, people with disabilities and people with autism spectrum disorder, specifically, are frequently overlooked when it comes to physical activity promotion. Data were collected from a representative sample of nurses ( n = 180) working in the United States. Results indicate that nurses were only moderately likely to recommend physical activity. When perceived barriers were low, perceived benefits held a positive, significant association with recommendations. However, when perceived barriers were high, the relationship between perceived benefits and recommendations was no longer significant. Analysis of qualitative data showed the value nurses place on physical activity, how they interpret barriers and benefits, and strategies for making physical activity inclusive for people with autism spectrum disorder. In conclusion, nurses have an opportunity to more frequently promote physical activity to their patients with autism spectrum disorder and, in doing so, help mitigate some of the poor health outcomes people with autism spectrum disorder experience. The authors identified implications for nursing education and professional development, as well as for sport and recreation managers charged with delivering physical activity to people with autism spectrum disorder.

scholarly journals Increasing the Awareness of Autism Spectrum Disorder with Training of Pre-School Teachers and School Counselors in Turkey

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (01) ◽  
pp. e246-e257
Author(s):  
Halil Kara ◽  
Mehmet Semih Demirtaş
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
Preschool Teachers ◽  
Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Diagnostic And Statistical Manual ◽  
Ritualistic Behaviors ◽  
Core Symptoms ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractTraining programs for the awareness of autism for professions are supported under the leadership of the United Nations. Misinformation can cause socially destructive results as that which is incorrect is assumed to be known correctly. This study included a total of 308 participants comprising 226 (73.4%) preschool teachers and 82 (26.6%) school counselors. The basic questions related to the awareness and knowledge of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were selected based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) and the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Second Edition (ADOS-2). It was attempted to categorize the questions into four fields: (1) social interaction, (2) social communication and speech, (3) limited interest pattern with stereotypical and ritualistic behaviors, and (4) comorbidities, etiological characteristics, and the relationship between vaccinations and autism. The results of the study indicate that the awareness of ASD, including core symptoms, was extremely lacking in preschool teachers and school counselors. Moreover, they had extreme prejudice to information known to be incorrect.

scholarly journals Dysfunctions in Infants’ Statistical Learning are Related to Parental Autistic Traits

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bettoni Roberta ◽  
Valentina Riva ◽  
Chiara Cantiani ◽  
Elena Maria Riboldi ◽  
Massimo Molteni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
Statistical Learning ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
Autistic Traits ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Statistical Structure ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Visual Habituation

AbstractStatistical learning refers to the ability to extract the statistical relations embedded in a sequence, and it plays a crucial role in the development of communicative and social skills that are impacted in the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Here, we investigated the relationship between infants’ SL ability and autistic traits in their parents. Using a visual habituation task, we tested infant offspring of adults (non-diagnosed) who show high (HAT infants) versus low (LAT infants) autistic traits. Results demonstrated that LAT infants learned the statistical structure embedded in a visual sequence, while HAT infants failed. Moreover, infants’ SL ability was related to autistic traits in their parents, further suggesting that early dysfunctions in SL might contribute to variabilities in ASD symptoms.

scholarly journals A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies on metaphor comprehension in individuals with autism spectrum disorder: Do task properties matter?

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (6) ◽  
pp. 1421-1454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamar Kalandadze ◽  
Valentina Bambini ◽  
Kari-Anne B. Næss
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Syntactic Structure ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Response Format ◽  
Metaphor Comprehension ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractIndividuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often experience difficulty in comprehending metaphors compared to individuals with typical development (TD). However, there is a large variation in the results across studies, possibly related to the properties of the metaphor tasks. This preregistered systematic review and meta-analysis (a) explored the properties of the metaphor tasks used in ASD research, and (b) investigated the group difference between individuals with ASD and TD on metaphor comprehension, as well as the relationship between the task properties and any between-study variation. A systematic search was undertaken in seven relevant databases. Fourteen studies fulfilled our predetermined inclusion criteria. Across tasks, we detected four types of response format and a great variety of metaphors in terms of familiarity, syntactic structure, and linguistic context. Individuals with TD outperformed individuals with ASD on metaphor comprehension (Hedges’ g = −0.63). Verbal explanation response format was utilized in the study showing the largest effect size in the group comparison. However, due to the sparse experimental manipulations, the role of task properties could not be established. Future studies should consider and report task properties to determine their role in metaphor comprehension, and to inform experimental paradigms as well as educational assessment.

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