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Trial reportJournal of autism and developmental disorders2025

The Effectiveness of Sensory-Motor Integration Exercises on Social Skills and Motor Performance in Children with Autism.

Morteza Homayounnia Firouzjah, Nafiseh Majidi Yaeichi, Roholah Hematinia

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Morteza Homayounnia FirouzjahDepartment of Physical Education, Farhangian University, P.O. Box 14665-889, Tehran, Iran. Mortezahomayoun@cfu.ac.ir.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5370-0460
Nafiseh Majidi YaeichiDepartment of Educational Psychology, Tabari Institute of Higher Education, Babol, Iran.
Roholah HematiniaDepartment of Psychology, Rahyan Novin Danesh Institute, Mazandaran, Iran.
Farhangian University · IRTabaran Institute of Higher Education · IRUniversity of Mazandaran · IR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe current study aims to investigate the effectiveness of sensory-motor integration exercises on social skills and motor performance in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

methodsThis is a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test-post-test design and with a control group. The statistical population of this research included all children with ASD aged 9-11 years old in Babolsar city in 2022, among whom 30 were selected through convenient sampling from the transplant center of Babolsar, and were randomly assigned into two experimental and control groups. Then, the experimental group received the treatment program in 12 sessions. The data collection instrument included Gresham and Elliott's social skills questionnaire (Gresham FM, Elliott SN (1993) Social skills intervention guide: systematic approaches to social skills training. Spec Serv Sch 8(1):137-158) and Ulrich's motor performance test (Ulrich B, Ulrich D (1985) The role of balancing ability in performance of fundamental motor skills in 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old children. Motor Dev: Curr Select Res 1:87-97). Data analysis was conducted using covariance analysis in SPSS21.

resultsThe multivariate covariance analysis test showed that there is a significant difference between the experimental and control groups in the variable of social skills and motor performance, respectively (P < 0.001).

conclusionAccording to the research findings, it can be concluded that sensory-motor integration exercises can be used as an appropriate intervention in promoting and improving social skills and motor performance of children with autism spectrum. Results of this study can be helpful for therapists and educators who deal with autistic children.

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Autism Spectrum DisorderExercise TherapyMotor SkillsSocial SkillsChildFemaleHumansMaleTreatment OutcomeAutism spectrum disorder (ASD)Motor performanceSensory-motor integration exerciseSocial skills

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