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ArticleJournal of human kinetics2020

Mini-Basketball Training Program Improves Physical Fitness and Social Communication in Preschool Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Ke-Long Cai, Jin-Gui Wang, Zhi-Mei Liu, Li-Na Zhu, Xuan Xiong, Sebastian Klich, Adam Maszczyk, Ai-Guo Chen

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Article in Journal of human kinetics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Ke-Long CaiCollege of Physical Education, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Jin-Gui WangCollege of Physical Education, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Zhi-Mei LiuCollege of Physical Education, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Li-Na ZhuSchool of Physical Education and Sports Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
Xuan XiongCollege of Physical Education, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Sebastian KlichDepartment of Paralympic Sport, University School of Physical Education in Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland.
Adam MaszczykInstitute of Sport Sciences, Academy of Physical Education in Katowice, Katowice, Poland.
Ai-Guo ChenCollege of Physical Education, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Yangzhou University · CNAcademy of Fine Arts in Katowice · PLBeijing Normal University · CNUniversity School of Physical Education in Wroclaw · PL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This investigation examined the effects of a 12-week mini-basketball training program (MBTP) on physical fitness and social communication in preschool children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The study applied a quasi-experimental design. Fifty-nine preschool children aged 3-6 years with ASD were assigned to either a MBTP group (n = 30) or a control group (n = 29). Participants in the MBTP group received a scheduled mini-basketball training program (5 sessions per week, forty minutes per session) for twelve consecutive weeks, while the control group was instructed to maintain their daily activities. The physical fitness test and the parent-reported Social Responsiveness Scale Second Edition (SRS-2) test were performed before and after the intervention. Results indicated that the 12-week MBTP facilitated performance in the physical fitness test, particularly in speed-agility and muscular strength abilities. Additionally, children in the MBTP group demonstrated improvement in SRS-2 performance in social awareness, social cognition, social communication, and autistic mannerisms, whereas no such changes were found in the control group. It may be concluded that the 12-week MBTP could improve physical fitness and social communication in preschool children with ASD, and thus the use of physical exercise intervention as a therapeutic tool for preschoolers with ASD is recommended.

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autism spectrum disordersmini-basketballphysical fitnesspreschool childrenquasi-experimentalsocial communication

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PMID32774558
PMCPMC7386133
OpenAlexW3044631177

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