ERIC Number: EJ1469367
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Jun
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-1088-3576
EISSN: EISSN-1538-4829
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Effectiveness of a Fundamental Movement Skill Intervention in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, v40 n2 p59-68 2025
This study examined the effect of a 12-week fundamental movement skills (FMS) intervention on the motor skills of 20 boys with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) (ages 3-10 years) in an Asian country and whether the intervention effect would persist for at least 12 weeks after the intervention. In Part I, 10 boys with ASD (Group 1) received the intervention, whereas the remaining 10 boys with ASD (Group 2) did not (true control, no intervention). The arrangement was reversed in Part II. The main findings were that children in both the ASD groups exhibited significant improvements in the overall gross motor development and the locomotor and object control subtest scores after the intervention. The effectiveness appeared to be sustained for at least 12 weeks in Group 1. The study findings indicate the importance of including FMS programming as a part of the early intervention services delivered to young children with ASD.
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Males, Children, Psychomotor Skills, Intervention, Motor Development, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Urban Areas
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Taiwan
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Author Affiliations: 1National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; 2National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; 3Mississippi State University, Starkville, USA