The Effect of a Trampoline Exercise Program on Improving the Perceptual-Motor Function of Classical Low-Functioning Autistic Children

Maryam Marmazi¹ Goli Mahmoudi²

1) 1. M.A , Psychometrics, Azad university Branch Azad University Central Tehran Branch,Tehran,Iran
2) 2. M.A, Sport physiology, Islamic Azad University Science and Research Branch,Tehran,Iran

محل انتشار : سومین کنفرانس بین المللی تحقیقات پیشرفته در مدیریت و علوم انسانی مونیخ، آلمان(huconf.com/3rd)
Abstract :
Abstract One of the most common disorders in low-functioning autistic children is neuropsychological disability. Disorders of perceptual-motor motions are signs of this disability in children, and motor behavior experts believe that the development of perceptual skills in children with low-functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) can pave the way for further improvements in motor skills. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of a selected trampoline exercise program on the perceptual-motor skills of low-functioning autistic children. For this purpose, 20 children with low-functioning ASD who were present in the Behdad autism center of Ahvaz city were randomly selected by the convenience and purposive method and using the of Bruninks-Oseretsky perceptual-motor skills test, the pre-test was performed in both groups and then randomly divided into experimental and control groups. The tool measures eight subscales of perceptual-motor skills, including general static coordination, general dynamic coordination, manual coordination, motor rate and agility, balance, strength, response rate, simultaneous and non-simultaneous asymmetric voluntary motions, motor vision control. The experimental group performed trampoline exercises for 6 weeks and 6 days a week for a total of 32 sessions. At this phase, the control group was involved in daily activities. Finally, post-test was performed in both groups. The results of data analysis showed that there was no difference between control and experimental groups in any of the perceptual-motor subscales in pre-test. However, in the post-test, the experimental group was significantly better than the control group in all subscales. These results suggest that a trampoline exercise program can play an effective role in the comprehensive development of perceptual-motor skills of autistic children. The results of the present study can be used by physical education instructors and officials of rehabilitation
Keywords : Keywords: ASD, Perceptual-Motor Function, Balance, Coordination, Trampoline