Kern L, Koegel R L, Dunlap G
J Autism Dev Disord. 1984 Mar;14(1):57-67. doi: 10.1007/BF02408555.
A major problem encountered in many autistic children is their high rate of stereotypic behavior, which has been shown to interfere with on-task responding and other appropriate behaviors. Since the experimental literature indicates that physical exercise can positively influence both appropriate and inappropriate behaviors, including the children's stereotypic behaviors, the purpose of this study was to investigate whether the specific type of exercise (i.e., mild vs. vigorous) would differentially affect subsequent stereotyped behaviors. The results demonstrated that (1) 15 minutes of mild exercise (ball playing) had little or no influence on the children's subsequent stereotyped responding, and (2) 15 minutes of continuous and vigorous exercise (jogging) was always followed by reductions in stereotyped behaviors. These results are discussed in relation to cognitive, physiological, and educational implications.
许多自闭症儿童面临的一个主要问题是他们刻板行为的发生率很高，研究表明这种行为会干扰任务响应和其他适当行为。鉴于实验文献表明体育锻炼可以对适当和不适当行为产生积极影响，包括儿童的刻板行为，本研究的目的是调查特定类型的锻炼（即轻度与剧烈）是否会对随后的刻板行为产生不同影响。结果表明：（1）15分钟的轻度锻炼（玩球）对儿童随后的刻板反应几乎没有影响；（2）15分钟的持续剧烈锻炼（慢跑）之后，刻板行为总是会减少。本文结合认知、生理和教育方面的影响对这些结果进行了讨论。
