Intervention Based on Psychomotor Rehabilitation in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder ASD: Effect on Postural Control and Sensory Integration
Postural stability and control are essential motor skills for successfully performing various activities of daily living. However, children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) exhibit significant sensorimotor impairments. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of psychomotricity train...
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| author | Imen Ben Hassen Rihab Abid Fatma Ben Waer Liwa Masmoudi Sonia Sahli Tarak Driss Omar Hammouda |
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| description | Postural stability and control are essential motor skills for successfully performing various activities of daily living. However, children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) exhibit significant sensorimotor impairments. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of psychomotricity training on postural control (PC) of children with ASD. We recruited thirty children (age = 8.01 ± 1.2; weight = 31.66 ± 8.1 kg; height = 129.7 ± 10.8 cm) diagnosed with ASD (intellectual quotient > 50) to participate in this study. They were divided into two groups: the experimental group (n = 16) and control group (n = 14). Children in the experimental group were trained with psychomotor activities two times a week for nine weeks. Statistic postural balance was assessed before and after intervention and on different vision conditions. The results showed that the psychomotor training significantly improved PC in standing position under different conditions when compared to the control group, in all parameters (CoP<sub>A</sub>; CoP<sub>LX</sub>; CoP<sub>Ly</sub>) (<i>p</i> < 0.01). Our preliminary findings suggest the usefulness of the psychomotor training in children with ASD on static PC. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-81baf2646c504cbca258837b674daf262023-11-19T10:03:07ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672023-08-01109148010.3390/children10091480Intervention Based on Psychomotor Rehabilitation in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder ASD: Effect on Postural Control and Sensory IntegrationImen Ben Hassen0Rihab Abid1Fatma Ben Waer2Liwa Masmoudi3Sonia Sahli4Tarak Driss5Omar Hammouda6Research Laboratory, Molecular Bases of Human Pathology, LR19ES13, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sfax, Sfax 3026, TunisiaResearch Unit, Physical Activity, Sport and Health, UR18JS01, National Observatory of Sport, Tunis 1003, TunisiaResearch Laboratory, Education Motricité Sport et Santé EM2S LR19JS01, High Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax 3000, TunisiaResearch Laboratory, Education Motricité Sport et Santé EM2S LR19JS01, High Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax 3000, TunisiaResearch Laboratory, Education Motricité Sport et Santé EM2S LR19JS01, High Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax 3000, TunisiaInterdisciplinary Laboratory in Neurosciences, Physiology and Psychology: Physical Activity, Health and Learning (LINP2), UPL, UFR STAPS, Paris Nanterre University, 92001 Nanterre, FranceResearch Laboratory, Molecular Bases of Human Pathology, LR19ES13, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sfax, Sfax 3026, TunisiaPostural stability and control are essential motor skills for successfully performing various activities of daily living. However, children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) exhibit significant sensorimotor impairments. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of psychomotricity training on postural control (PC) of children with ASD. We recruited thirty children (age = 8.01 ± 1.2; weight = 31.66 ± 8.1 kg; height = 129.7 ± 10.8 cm) diagnosed with ASD (intellectual quotient > 50) to participate in this study. They were divided into two groups: the experimental group (n = 16) and control group (n = 14). Children in the experimental group were trained with psychomotor activities two times a week for nine weeks. Statistic postural balance was assessed before and after intervention and on different vision conditions. The results showed that the psychomotor training significantly improved PC in standing position under different conditions when compared to the control group, in all parameters (CoP<sub>A</sub>; CoP<sub>LX</sub>; CoP<sub>Ly</sub>) (<i>p</i> < 0.01). Our preliminary findings suggest the usefulness of the psychomotor training in children with ASD on static PC.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/9/1480psychomotricitychildrenASDpostural controlvision |
| spellingShingle | Imen Ben Hassen Rihab Abid Fatma Ben Waer Liwa Masmoudi Sonia Sahli Tarak Driss Omar Hammouda Intervention Based on Psychomotor Rehabilitation in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder ASD: Effect on Postural Control and Sensory Integration Children psychomotricity children ASD postural control vision |
| title | Intervention Based on Psychomotor Rehabilitation in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder ASD: Effect on Postural Control and Sensory Integration |
| title_full | Intervention Based on Psychomotor Rehabilitation in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder ASD: Effect on Postural Control and Sensory Integration |
| title_fullStr | Intervention Based on Psychomotor Rehabilitation in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder ASD: Effect on Postural Control and Sensory Integration |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intervention Based on Psychomotor Rehabilitation in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder ASD: Effect on Postural Control and Sensory Integration |
| title_short | Intervention Based on Psychomotor Rehabilitation in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder ASD: Effect on Postural Control and Sensory Integration |
| title_sort | intervention based on psychomotor rehabilitation in children with autism spectrum disorder asd effect on postural control and sensory integration |
| topic | psychomotricity children ASD postural control vision |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/9/1480 |
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