The contribution of play and physical activity in social development of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
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Nov 13, 2018
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autism spectrum disorder physical activity play cooperative behavior social development
Abstract
One of the development areas that lags significantly in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is that of social development. Despite the variations that can be observed in the social development of children with autism of different functionality levels, social skills are reduced to a greater or lesser extent in the developmental path of children with ASD. Game play and physical activities are two categories of activities that seem to positively affect the social development of children with ASD. The study presented in this publication describes the effect of game play and physical activity inside and outside of school, on the social development of children with ASD. Children 6-12 years old in the autism spectrum participated in this research, and questionnaires were used to carry it out. Findings show that cooperative and fellow play can positively affect the development of social behaviors in children with autism, however, no positive effect was found concerning engagement in physical activities.
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Γκατζόγια (Gkatzogia) Δ. (Dimitra) Ν. (Nikolaos), Ζάραγκας Χ., Κούτρας Β., & Κουτσούκη Δ. (2018). The contribution of play and physical activity in social development of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Hellenic Journal of Research in Education, 7(1), 100–108. https://doi.org/10.12681/hjre.18846
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