ERIC Number: EJ1239249
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Publication Date: 2020-Jan
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Accelerating Motor Skill Acquisition for Bicycle Riding in Children with ASD: A Pilot Study
Hawks, Zoë; Constantino, John N.; Weichselbaum, Claire; Marrus, Natasha
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v50 n1 p342-348 Jan 2020
Motor impairment is common in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and, as such, a potential target for interventions to improve adaptive functioning. This study investigated motor skill acquisition in children with ASD (n = 15, 12 males; ages 7-16 years) during iCan Bike Camp, a 1-week, community-based intervention (5 × 75-min sessions) to teach independent bicycle riding. After completing the camp's task-oriented, individualized training program, all participants demonstrated motor skill acquisition on the bicycle, and nine participants rode independently at least 70 feet. Exploratory analyses showed that motor coordination and social communication correlated with rates of skill acquisition. These findings indicate the feasibility and efficacy of brief, community-based motor interventions to teach bicycle riding--an important developmental skill supporting adaptive functioning--to children with ASD.
Descriptors: Skill Development, Psychomotor Skills, Teaching Methods, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intervention, Children, Adolescents, Camps, Individualized Instruction, Community Programs, Interpersonal Communication, Correlation, Program Descriptions
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Language: English
Sponsor: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (NIH); National Institute of Mental Health (DHHS/NIH)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: U54HD087011; K08MH112891
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