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A Scoping Review of Adapted Physical Activity Interventions for Children and Youth with Disabilities Using International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health: Children and Youth Version as a Reference
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Mi An; Reia Tanaka; Naho Hirota; Takehiro Sasai; Hideki Takahashi; Yuuya Ogawa; Shizuko Horai; Mayumi Inoue; Randeep Rakwal; Toshihiro Kato – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2024
Purpose: Adapted physical activity (APA) provides children and youth with disabilities more opportunities to be physically active. Nevertheless, it is not well known how APA implementation in different services has benefited them. This study reviews the existing literature on APA interventions to identify characteristics and program descriptions,…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Intervention, Disabilities, Children
Using Mobile Health Technology to Assess Childhood Autism in Low-Resource Community Settings in India: An Innovation to Address the Detection Gap
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Indu Dubey; Rahul Bishain; Jayashree Dasgupta; Supriya Bhavnani; Matthew K. Belmonte; Teodora Gliga; Debarati Mukherjee; Georgia Lockwood Estrin; Mark H. Johnson; Sharat Chandran; Vikram Patel; Sheffali Gulati; Gauri Divan; Bhismadev Chakrabarti – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
A diagnosis of autism typically depends on clinical assessments by highly trained professionals. This high resource demand poses a challenge in low-resource settings. Digital assessment of neurodevelopmental symptoms by non-specialists provides a potential avenue to address this challenge. This cross-sectional case-control field study establishes…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Autism Spectrum Disorders
Feasibility and Acceptability of a Synchronous Online Parent-Mediated Early Intervention for Children with Autism in a Low Resource Setting during COVID-19 Pandemic
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Sengupta, Koyeli; Javeri, Aakankshi; Mascarenhas, Cristabelle; Khaparde, Ojaswita; Mahadik, Sanchita – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2023
Very few studies exist on tele-health models of parent-mediated interventions delivered in low resource developing countries. The global COVID-19 pandemic catalysed a pilot of an online delivery of an evidence-based parent-mediated intervention (Project ImPACT) for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Mumbai, India. Context and…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Synchronous Communication, Online Courses