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ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2020

Can Participation in a Community Organized Football Program Improve Social, Behavioural Functioning and Communication in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder? A Pilot Study.

Katherine Howells, Carmel Sivaratnam, Ebony Lindor, Christian Hyde, Jane McGillivray, Andrew Whitehouse, Nicole Rinehart

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Article in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04593576 (Effects of Outdoor Sports Activities on Pragmatic Language Skills for Children With Autism in Pakistan.), which is not on this map. Cited by 21 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04593576 nacompletednot on this map

Effects of Outdoor Sports Activities on Pragmatic Language Skills for Children With Autism in Pakistan.

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2020 to 2021Enrolled20ConditionsAutistic Disorder of Childhood Onset With Full SyndromeArmsPhysical activity protocol/out door sports, Intensive table teaching speech therapy
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  5. Physical Activity for Anxiety for Autistic People: A Systematic Review.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025
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  18. The Impact of Anxiety on the Participation of Children on the Autism Spectrum.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Katherine HowellsDeakin Child Study Centre, School of Psychology Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia. k.howells@research.deakin.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4419-2134
Carmel SivaratnamDeakin Child Study Centre, School of Psychology Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia.
Ebony LindorDeakin Child Study Centre, School of Psychology Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia.
Christian HydeDeakin Child Study Centre, School of Psychology Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia.
Jane McGillivrayDeakin Child Study Centre, School of Psychology Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia.
Andrew WhitehouseTelethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia.
Nicole RinehartDeakin Child Study Centre, School of Psychology Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia.

Funding

The Wenig Family Ph.D. scholarship funding for Katherine Howells
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This pilot research investigated the effects of a community-based organized football program on behavioral, social and communicative outcomes in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. In a non-randomized design, 19 children completed the football program and were compared pre- and post-intervention with 21 children who received no comparable intervention (ages 5-12 years). Caregiver-report using the child behavior checklist indicated a significant decrease in total, internalizing, DSM-oriented anxiety and social problems for children who participated in the program, with no change in the comparison group. There were no group differences in socialization and communication scores on the Vineland Adaptive Behavior scale. Results provide preliminary evidence in support of the program, justifying the need for further, more rigorous trials in this area.

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Autism Spectrum DisorderCommunicationSoccerSocializationAnxiety DisordersAustraliaCaregiversChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansMalePilot ProjectsResidence CharacteristicsASDExternalizingFootballInternalizingOrganized physical activitySocial functioning

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PMID32107700

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