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ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2025

The effect of basketball intervention on executive function in children with autism spectrum disorders.

Qi-Fan Wu, Wei-Min Cai, Jia-Qi Du, Feng Chang

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Article in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Qi-Fan WuCollege of Physical Education, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, China.
Wei-Min CaiCollege of Physical Education, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, China.
Jia-Qi DuCollege of Physical Education, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, China.
Feng ChangCollege of Sports Science and Health, Harbin Institute of Physical Education, Harbin, China.

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Abstract

Purpose: To investigate the effects of a basketball intervention on the development of executive functions in children with autism spectrum disorder. Methods: 22 autistic children aged 6-12 years old in the elementary school section of the Wuhu Autism Association were randomly assigned into an experimental group (n=11) and a control group (n=11). The experimental group underwent basketball intervention training three times a week for 60 min each time for a total of 12 weeks, while the control group did not participate in any physical education course training, and only carried out usual daily routines. Inhibitory function, working memory and cognitive flexibility of the autistic children were tested before and after the trial. Results: After the basketball intervention, the experimental group showed significantly higher scores on the Stroop Color-Word Test, n-back task, and task-switching task were significantly higher than those of the control group ( Conclusion: Basketball training may potentially enhance executive function in children with ASD. Further discussion and mechanism analysis are warranted in future studies.

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basketballchildren with autismexecutive functionintervention trainingnon-invasive treatment

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PMCPMC12794030

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