ArticleJournal of functional morphology and kinesiology2019
Influence of a Specific Aquatic Program on Social and Gross Motor Skills in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Three Case Reports.
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- Blue health among children, adolescents, and youth psychological well-being: a systematic review of swimming and aquatic therapy for mental health.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of exercise intervention on improving fundamental motor skills in children with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- The Effects of Aquatic Versus Kata Techniques Training on Static and Dynamic Balance in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2021Trial
- Parent Perspectives on Water Safety for Children with Autism.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Effects of Adapted Aquatic Exercise on Autism-Related Behaviors, Flexibility, and Handgrip Strength in Boys with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Learning from the Two Case Reports of the Enriched Motor Intervention for the Development of Executive Functions in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Balance and Coordination Improvements in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Resulting from a Hydrotherapy Intervention.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The Role of Capoeira in Improving Motor and Social Skills in Children with Autism.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Enriched Motor Program [EMP]: Adaptation of a Physical Activity Intervention for Enhancing Executive Functions in Children with ASD.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Association between early childhood outdoor activity and anxiety symptoms in preschoolers.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- The Impact of a Music- and Movement-Based Intervention on Motor Competence, Social Engagement, and Behavior in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Cognitive, social, and behavioral effects of music and motor intervention in children with autism spectrum disorder: the role of time of day.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- Enhancing physical activity levels in 9-11-year-old children of varied genders: strategies leveraging parental exercise consciousness.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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- Finding Stability-A Case Report on the Benefits of Adapted Kata Training for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Empowering young athletes: the influence of autonomy-supportive coaching on resilience, optimism, and development.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Vitamin D3 Supplementation and Aquatic Exercise Combination as a Safe- Efficient Therapeutic Strategy to Ameliorate Interleukin-6 and 10, and Social Interaction in Children with Autism.Iranian journal of child neurology · 2024Article
- Time-course effects of exercise intervention on executive function in adolescents with obesity.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- The Long-Term Adaptations of a Combined Swimming and Aquatic Therapy Intervention in an Adult Person with High-Functioning Autism (Asperger's Syndrome): A Case Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Positive effects of physical activity in autism spectrum disorder: how influences behavior, metabolic disorder and gut microbiota.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Review
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Abstract
Swimming pool activities revealed to be efficacious to train psychomotor skills and increase adaptive behaviors in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of a specific multi-systemic aquatic therapy (CI-MAT) on gross motor and social skills in three adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).
methodsthree adolescents with ASD of which two boys (M1 with a chronological age of 10.3 years and a mental age of 4.7 years; M2 with a chronological age of 14.6 and a mental age inferior to 4 years) and one girl (chronological age of 14.0 and a mental age inferior to 4 years). The study was divided into three phases: baseline, 12-week CI-MAT program and Post-Test. Participants were administered a battery of tests incorporating anthropometric measurements, gross motor development test and a social skills questionnaire before and after a 12-week MAT-CI program.
resultsSubjects improved locomotors and object control skills following the CI-MAT program in a different way. Concerning social behaviors, the higher proportion of gains was observed in the sensitivity of other's presence and eye contact, for the contact domain, and in the comply turn for the relationship domain.
conclusionsThe results of this study showed that the CI-MAT program was effective for the development of gross-motor skills and social behaviors in subjects with ASD. Moreover there is an urge to carry out a whole psychological assessment targeting both motor and adaptive development suitable to provide educational and vocational plans of exercises for people with ASD.
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