Harris Androulla, Williams Joanne M
Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9AG, UK.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2017 Jul 14;14(7):776. doi: 10.3390/ijerph14070776.
This paper reports a case-control study of a horse riding intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A sample of 26 children, aged 6 to 9 years, were assigned to either the intervention ( = 12) or control group conditions ( = 14). Pre- and post-tests were carried out using the Childhood Autism Rating Scale, Second Edition (CARS2) and the Aberrant Behaviour Checklist-Community Edition (ABC-C). An observational measure of compliance and behaviour during the horse riding sessions was completed for the intervention group. There was a significant reduction in the severity of ASD symptoms and hyperactivity from pre- to post-test for the intervention group only. These results indicate that the intervention improves some aspects of social functioning for children with ASD.
本文报告了一项针对自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）儿童的骑马干预病例对照研究。选取了26名6至9岁的儿童作为样本，将其分为干预组（n = 12）或对照组（n = 14）。使用《儿童自闭症评定量表第二版》（CARS2）和《异常行为检查表社区版》（ABC-C）进行了前后测。对干预组骑马课程期间的依从性和行为进行了观察测量。仅干预组从测试前到测试后，ASD症状和多动的严重程度有显著降低。这些结果表明，该干预改善了ASD儿童社会功能的某些方面。
