TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of Physical Education on Socializing and Communicating Among Children and Preadolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
T2 - a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
AU - Huerta Ojeda, Álvaro
AU - Barahona-Fuentes, Guillermo
AU - Villagra Órdenes, Franchesca
AU - Mena Tapia, Maríajosé
AU - Yeomans-Cabrera, María Mercedes
AU - Martínez-Líbano, Jonathan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, The Author(s).
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Physical education stimulates brain plasticity. However, the effect of physical education interventions on socialization and communication skills in children and preadolescents with autism spectrum disorder is unknown. To review and qualitatively describe studies published between 2012 and 2022 that intervened with physical education to generate changes in socialization and communication skills in children and preadolescents with autism spectrum disorder. The search was designed following the PRISMA® guidelines for systematic reviews and meta-analyses and performed in Web of Science, Scopus, and PubMed between 2012 and 2022. Fourteen studies were included in the systematic review and nine in the meta-analysis. Physical education was shown to be effective in increasing socialization and communication skills in children and preadolescents with autism spectrum disorder.
AB - Physical education stimulates brain plasticity. However, the effect of physical education interventions on socialization and communication skills in children and preadolescents with autism spectrum disorder is unknown. To review and qualitatively describe studies published between 2012 and 2022 that intervened with physical education to generate changes in socialization and communication skills in children and preadolescents with autism spectrum disorder. The search was designed following the PRISMA® guidelines for systematic reviews and meta-analyses and performed in Web of Science, Scopus, and PubMed between 2012 and 2022. Fourteen studies were included in the systematic review and nine in the meta-analysis. Physical education was shown to be effective in increasing socialization and communication skills in children and preadolescents with autism spectrum disorder.
KW - Autism spectrum disorder
KW - Children
KW - Communicating among
KW - Physical education
KW - Preadolescents
KW - Socializing
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U2 - 10.1007/s40489-023-00410-5
DO - 10.1007/s40489-023-00410-5
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85174891890
SN - 2195-7177
JO - Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
JF - Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
ER -