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Meta-Analysis on Intervention Effects of Physical Activities on Children and Adolescents with Autism

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  • Jinfeng Huang

    (School of Physical Education, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
    These authors equally contributed to this work.)

  • Chunjie Du

    (College of Vocational and Technical Education, South China Normal University, Nanhai 528000, China
    These authors equally contributed to this work.)

  • Jianjin Liu

    (Department of Physical Education, Guangzhou College of Commerce, Guangzhou 511363, China)

  • Guangxin Tan

    (School of Physical Education, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China)

Abstract

This paper aimed to discuss the intervention effects of physical activities on children and adolescents with autism with a meta-analysis so as to serve as a reference to further relevant research on the same topic. As for research methods, by searching in CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure), WanFang data, VIP Database for Chinese Technical Periodicals, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and other databases, this study collected randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on the intervention of physical activities on children and adolescents with autism and used Review Manager 5.3 software to process and analyze the outcome indicators of the literature. As for the result, a total of 12 papers and 492 research targets were selected. The results of the meta-analysis show that physical activity had a significant positive impact on social interaction ability, communication ability, motor skills, and autism degree of autistic children as well as the social skills and communication skills of autistic adolescents. On the other hand, physical activity had no significant effect on the stereotyped behavior of autistic children and adolescents. In conclusion, physical activity intervention is beneficial to children and adolescents with autism, and continuous physical activity intervention can produce greater intervention effect.

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  • Jinfeng Huang & Chunjie Du & Jianjin Liu & Guangxin Tan, 2020. "Meta-Analysis on Intervention Effects of Physical Activities on Children and Adolescents with Autism," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(6), pages 1-11, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:6:p:1950-:d:333287
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    1. Carlos Eduardo Monteiro & Elirez Da Silva & Ravini Sodré & Frederico Costa & André Soares Trindade & Priscila Bunn & Gabriel Costa e Silva & Fabrízio Di Masi & Estélio Dantas, 2022. "The Effect of Physical Activity on Motor Skills of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Meta-Analysis," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(21), pages 1-10, October.
    2. Íbis A. P. Moraes & Joyce A. Lima & Nadja M. Silva & Amanda O. Simcsik & Ana C. Silveira & Lilian D. C. Menezes & Luciano V. Araújo & Tânia B. Crocetta & Mariana C. Voos & James Tonks & Talita D. Silv, 2022. "Effect of Longitudinal Practice in Real and Virtual Environments on Motor Performance, Physical Activity and Enjoyment in People with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Prospective Randomized Crossover Contr," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(22), pages 1-17, November.
    3. Shihui Chen & Yanjie Zhang & Mengxian Zhao & Xiru Du & Yongtai Wang & Xiaolei Liu, 2022. "Effects of Therapeutic Horseback-Riding Program on Social and Communication Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(21), pages 1-13, November.
    4. Xiao-Wei Feng & Maryam Hadizadeh & Jadeera Phaik Geok Cheong, 2022. "Global Trends in Physical-Activity Research of Autism: Bibliometric Analysis Based on the Web of Science Database (1980–2021)," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(12), pages 1-18, June.

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