DISCUSSION Physical activity has a positive impact on the health and wellness of human beings , as well as a major role in the prevention of several chronic pathologies .
Planned and correctly directed physical activity allows developing motor skills and generating positive psychological context s and behavioral changes in children with ASD
OBJECTIVE To identify the strategies used in the development of planned and scientifically documented physical activity , as well as the results achieved with those interventions in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder ( ASD ) .
Brief Report: Effect of a Focused Imitation Intervention on Social Functioning in Children with Autism
Imitation is an early skill thought to play a role in social development , leading some to suggest that teaching imitation to children with autism should lead to improvements in social functioning . This study used a r and omized controlled trial to evaluate the effect of a focused imitation intervention on initiation of joint attention and social-emotional functioning in 27 young children with autism . Results indicated the treatment group made significantly more gains in joint attention initiations at post-treatment and follow-up and social-emotional functioning at follow-up than the control group . Although gains in social functioning were associated with treatment , a mediation analysis did not support imitation as the mechanism of action . These findings suggest the intervention improves social functioning in children with ASD
DISCUSSION Physical activity has a positive impact on the health and wellness of human beings , as well as a major role in the prevention of several chronic pathologies .
Planned and correctly directed physical activity allows developing motor skills and generating positive psychological context s and behavioral changes in children with ASD
OBJECTIVE To identify the strategies used in the development of planned and scientifically documented physical activity , as well as the results achieved with those interventions in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder ( ASD ) .