Effect of physical therapy on 7- to 10-year-old children with autism spectrum disorder: A retrospective study in a university day hospital.
Bull Menninger Clin
; 85(4): 385-404, 2021.
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More than half of children who have autism spectrum disorder (ASD) suffer from motor impairment. In a retrospective study, the authors investigated the effect of a body-mediated workshop with dance movement therapy (DMT) on the motor skills and social skills of children with ASD by comparing 10 autistic children aged 7 to 10 years who benefited from DMT with 10 autistic children in a control group. Scores on the Movement Assessment Battery for Children and the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale were compared. The body-mediated workshop had significant benefits for motricity, especially manual dexterity, and for relational skills. A body-mediated workshop may have a multimodal effect and requires transmodal training. Regarding the mechanisms that explain the benefits and the cascading effect, the roles of imitation and multimodal connections are important.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Trastorno del Espectro Autista
Tipo de estudio:
Guideline
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Observational_studies
Límite:
Child
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Bull Menninger Clin
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Francia
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos