Exercise-Based Interventions Aimed at Improving Balance in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Meta-Analysis
- Forfatter(e)
- Djordjevic, M. Memisevic, H. Potic, S. Djuric, U.
- År
- 2021
- Tidsskrift
- Perceptual & Motor Skills
- Sider
- 315125211060231
- Kategori(er)
- Autismespekter Språk og motorikk
- Tiltakstype(r)
- Fysisk aktivitet
- Abstract
Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often have deficits in motor skills, especially balance.
This article presents a meta-analytic review of 15 intervention studies that aimed to improve balance in children and adolescents with ASD. Across these studies, there were 195 participants with ASD for whom pre-intervention and post-intervention balance scores were available. We measured the standardized mean difference (Hedges' g) between their pre-intervention and post-intervention balance scores and found a large, positive effect from these balance interventions (standardized mean difference-1.82 (95% CI [1.34, 2.29])).
Various balance intervention procedures were shown to be very efficacious for children and adolescents with ASD. Clearly, balance is a motor skill that is very susceptible to intervention efforts. We also provided recommendations to researchers regarding what information to include when conducting intervention studies.