Homayounnia Firouzjah Morteza, Majidi Yaeichi Nafiseh, Hematinia Roholah
Department of Physical Education, Farhangian University, P.O. Box 14665-889, Tehran, Iran.
Department of Educational Psychology, Tabari Institute of Higher Education, Babol, Iran.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2025 May;55(5):1902-1909. doi: 10.1007/s10803-024-06325-2. Epub 2024 Apr 3.
The current study aims to investigate the effectiveness of sensory-motor integration exercises on social skills and motor performance in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
This is a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test-post-test design and with a control group. The statistical population of this research included all children with ASD aged 9-11 years old in Babolsar city in 2022, among whom 30 were selected through convenient sampling from the transplant center of Babolsar, and were randomly assigned into two experimental and control groups. Then, the experimental group received the treatment program in 12 sessions. The data collection instrument included Gresham and Elliott's social skills questionnaire (Gresham FM, Elliott SN (1993) Social skills intervention guide: systematic approaches to social skills training. Spec Serv Sch 8(1):137-158) and Ulrich's motor performance test (Ulrich B, Ulrich D (1985) The role of balancing ability in performance of fundamental motor skills in 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old children. Motor Dev: Curr Select Res 1:87-97). Data analysis was conducted using covariance analysis in SPSS21.
The multivariate covariance analysis test showed that there is a significant difference between the experimental and control groups in the variable of social skills and motor performance, respectively (P < 0.001).
According to the research findings, it can be concluded that sensory-motor integration exercises can be used as an appropriate intervention in promoting and improving social skills and motor performance of children with autism spectrum. Results of this study can be helpful for therapists and educators who deal with autistic children.
本研究旨在探讨感觉运动整合训练对自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）儿童社交技能和运动表现的有效性。
这是一项采用前测-后测设计并设有对照组的准实验研究。本研究的统计总体包括2022年巴博勒市所有9至11岁的自闭症谱系障碍儿童，其中30名通过便利抽样从巴博勒移植中心选取，并随机分为实验组和对照组。然后，实验组接受了为期12节的治疗方案。数据收集工具包括格雷沙姆和埃利奥特的社交技能问卷（格雷沙姆FM，埃利奥特SN（1993年）《社交技能干预指南：社交技能训练的系统方法》。特殊服务学校8(1):137 - 158）和乌尔里希的运动表现测试（乌尔里希B，乌尔里希D（1985年）《平衡能力在3、4、5岁儿童基本运动技能表现中的作用》。运动发育：当前精选研究1:87 - 97）。使用SPSS21进行协方差分析。
多变量协方差分析测试表明，实验组和对照组在社交技能和运动表现变量上分别存在显著差异（P < 0.001）。
根据研究结果，可以得出结论，感觉运动整合训练可作为促进和改善自闭症谱系儿童社交技能和运动表现的一种合适干预措施。本研究结果对处理自闭症儿童的治疗师和教育工作者可能会有所帮助。
