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Accelerating Motor Skill Acquisition for Bicycle Riding in Children with ASD: A Pilot Study

Auteurs: Zoë Hawks, John N. Constantino, Claire Weichselbaum, Natasha Marrus

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 1/2020

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Abstract

Motor impairment is common in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and, as such, a potential target for interventions to improve adaptive functioning. This study investigated motor skill acquisition in children with ASD (n = 15, 12 males; ages 7–16 years) during iCan Bike Camp, a 1-week, community-based intervention (5 × 75-min sessions) to teach independent bicycle riding. After completing the camp’s task-oriented, individualized training program, all participants demonstrated motor skill acquisition on the bicycle, and nine participants rode independently at least 70 feet. Exploratory analyses showed that motor coordination and social communication correlated with rates of skill acquisition. These findings indicate the feasibility and efficacy of brief, community-based motor interventions to teach bicycle riding—an important developmental skill supporting adaptive functioning—to children with ASD.
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ASD severity operationalized per Social Responsiveness Scale-2 age norms (Constantino and Gruber 2012).
 
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Metagegevens
Titel
Accelerating Motor Skill Acquisition for Bicycle Riding in Children with ASD: A Pilot Study
Auteurs
Zoë Hawks
John N. Constantino
Claire Weichselbaum
Natasha Marrus
Publicatiedatum
18-09-2019
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 1/2020
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-019-04224-5