Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 63105, USA.
Department of Psychiatry, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2020 Jan;50(1):342-348. doi: 10.1007/s10803-019-04224-5.
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.
运动障碍在自闭症谱系障碍(ASD)中很常见,因此,干预措施的潜在目标是改善适应功能。本研究调查了 iCan Bike Camp 期间 ASD 儿童(n=15,12 名男性;年龄 7-16 岁)的运动技能习得情况,iCan Bike Camp 是一项为期一周的基于社区的干预措施(5×75 分钟的课程),旨在教授独立骑自行车。在完成营地的以任务为导向的个性化培训计划后,所有参与者都在自行车上展示了运动技能习得,并且有 9 名参与者至少独立骑行 70 英尺。探索性分析表明,运动协调和社会沟通与技能习得的速度相关。这些发现表明,简短的基于社区的运动干预措施教授骑自行车的可行性和有效性——这是一项支持适应功能的重要发展技能——适用于 ASD 儿童。