Syed Hojat Zamani Sani, Vahid Hasanpour, Zahra Fathi Rezaei, Amir Ghiamirad,
Volume 11, Issue 21 (7-2021)
Abstract
The prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD), as a developmental neurological condition, has increased in recent years. The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive-motor exercises on the improvement of some large and delicate motor skills of children with autism based on Gentile's Two-Stage Model. In the present Semi-experimental study, one of the rehabilitation centers under the supervision of Tehran Welfare Organization was selected as via the convenience sampling method and 20 children aged 6-10 years with autism were randomly divided into two homogeneous experimental and control groups. The subjects in the experimental group participated in a six-week training protocol (three sessions per week). Each session was made up of 60 minutes of cognitive-motor exercises based on Gentile’s model. Bruininks-Oseretsky subtests of motor proficiency were employed for data collection. The collected data were analyzed using the repeated measures ANOVA. The results indicated that after cognitive-motor training, running and agility skills, static and dynamic balance, upper limb coordination and response speed in the experimental group increased significantly (p<0.05). As the findings showed, cognitive-motor exercises designed as a useful method can be used to rehabilitate the fine and gross motor skills of children with autism.
Mrs Hanieh Ghasemian Moghadam, Dr Hasan Mohamadzadeh,
Volume 100, Issue 100 (10-2020)
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of sensory-motor exercises with a game sense approach on the executive and motor control of children with learning disorder. For this purpose, 36 female children aged 7-9 years were randomly selected by referring to learning disorder centers in Mashhad and divided into two exercise groups (sensory-motor group with a game sense approach, sensory-motor group with a goal-oriented approach) and a control group. The exercise groups participated in the exercises in the form of two 60-minute sessions per week for a period of 8 weeks. During this period, the control group performed its normal activities. The changes in inhibition and gross motor skills of the subjects before and after the exercise period were measured by Stroop and Burininks-Oseretsky tests, respectively. The results of the Mixed analysis of variance analysis test showed that sensory-motor exercises with the game sense approach improved executive and motor control in the game sense group compared to the control group (p<0.05). Therefore, sensory-motor exercises with a game sense approach can help improve the executive and motor control of these children.
