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Effect of physical therapy on 7- to 10-year-old children with autism spectrum disorder: A retrospective study in a university day hospital.
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Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic [Bull Menninger Clin] 2021 Fall; Vol. 85 (4), pp. 385-404. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- More than half of children who have autism spectrum disorder (ASD) suffer from motor impairment. In a retrospective study, the authors investigated the effect of a body-mediated workshop with dance movement therapy (DMT) on the motor skills and social skills of children with ASD by comparing 10 autistic children aged 7 to 10 years who benefited from DMT with 10 autistic children in a control group. Scores on the Movement Assessment Battery for Children and the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale were compared. The body-mediated workshop had significant benefits for motricity, especially manual dexterity, and for relational skills. A body-mediated workshop may have a multimodal effect and requires transmodal training. Regarding the mechanisms that explain the benefits and the cascading effect, the roles of imitation and multimodal connections are important.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1943-2828
- Volume :
- 85
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 34851684
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1521/bumc.2021.85.4.385