Improving motor skills and psychosocial behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorder through an adapted judo program

Morales, José; Pierantozzi, Emanuela; Fukuda, David H.; García Núñez, Vanessa; Guerra-Balic, Myriam; Sevilla-Sánchez, Marta; Carballeira, Eduardo

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Improving motor skills and psychosocial behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorder through an adapted judo program

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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2183/32386

Publication date

2022-11-29

Authors

Morales, José

Pierantozzi, Emanuela

Fukuda, David H.

García Núñez, Vanessa

Guerra-Balic, Myriam

Sevilla-Sánchez, Marta

Carballeira, Eduardo

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Morales J, Pierantozzi E, Fukuda DH, Garcia V, Guerra-Balic M, Sevilla-Sánchez M, Carballeira E. Improving motor skills and psychosocial behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorder through an adapted judo program. Front Psychol. 2022 Nov 29;13:1067310.

Abstract

[Abstract] Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the long-term effects of an adapted judo program on the motor skills and psychosocial abilities of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Methods: All participants had been diagnosed with ASD and were assessed twice, one time at the start of the intervention and again 6 months later, with the Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD-3) and the Gilliam Autism Rating Scale-Third Edition (GARS-3). A one-way repeated measures MANOVA was carried out in order to evaluate these assessments, and a mediation analysis was done to determine the relationship between them. Results: The experimental group significantly improved (p < 0.05) from the pre-test to the post-test for several subtests of the TGMD-3 and the GARS-3. Conclusion: The study shows that participation in an adapted judo program clearly helps to improve the motor skills and psychosocial behaviors of children with ASD.