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Trial reportScientific reports2025

The effects of an integrated sports and arts intervention on response joint attention (RJA) eye-movement characteristics in children with mild autism.

Qi-Fan Wu, Wei-Min Cai

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Scientific reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 authors.

Qi-Fan WuCollege of Physical Education, Anhui Normal University, WuHu, 241000, China.
Wei-Min CaiCollege of Physical Education, Anhui Normal University, WuHu, 241000, China. cwm2019@ahnu.Edu.cn.

Funding

Anhui Office of Philosophy and Social Science AHSKQ2023D081
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study examines whether integrating sports and arts interventions enhances response joint attention (RJA) in children with mild autism and provides insights for diversifying intervention strategies for autism. 2024.6-2024.12,Twenty-four children with autism, aged 6-12 years, were recruited from an autism association in Anhui Province, China. Participants were randomized using a computer-generated sequence (allocation concealed from assessors) assigned to an experimental group (n = 12) or a control group (n = 12). Over 12 weeks, the experimental group participated in basketball and drawing lessons four times a week for 60 min per session, while the control group engaged only in routine activities and structured teaching provided by their school and the association. RJA performance was assessed pre- and post-intervention using eye-tracking technology, analyzing key metrics: time to first fixation (TFF), fixation count (FC), total fixation duration (TFD), total visit duration (TVD), visit count (VC), and the ratio of correct to incorrect for first responses. Post-intervention, the experimental group showed significantly greater improvements in RJA performance than the control group. Key metrics for the experimental group included TFF (0.52 ± 0.79), FC (36.35 ± 6.34), TFD (11.05 ± 1.33), TVD (17.05 ± 2.33), VC (24.25 ± 2.49), and correct-to-incorrect ratio (1.1 ± 0.1), all of which outperformed the control group: TFF (0.59 ± 0.11), FC (30.83 ± 2.14), TFD (9.47 ± 1.38), TVD (15.42 ± 1.51), VC (20.33 ± 1.87), and correct-to-incorrect ratio (0.97 ± 0.08),partialη

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AttentionAutistic DisorderEye MovementsSportsChildChinaEye-Tracking TechnologyFemaleHumansMaleChildren with autismEye-trackingIntegrated sports and artsIntervention studyResponse joint attention

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PMID40883465
PMCPMC12397217

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