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Influence of Rhythmic and Group Games on the Gross Motor Skills and Social Interaction of Autism Children
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Hassan Mohammadzadeh1   , Mehran Soleymani2 , Elham Daneshyar *3 , Jalal Dehghanizadeh4 |
1- university of urmia
2- university of shahid madani azarbayjan
3- univrsity of urmia
4- urmia university |
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of rhythmic and group games on the gross motor skills and social interaction of children whit autism. Method: The statistical population of semi-experimental study included all children with autism in Urmia City, of which 21 children with mean age (9.4 ± 2.08) with autism spectrum disorders in Urmia were selected by available sampling method. They were randomly assigned to three groups of group practice, rhythmic games and control group based on pre-test results. Data collection was done by Bruninks Oseretesky test and Gars questionnaire. Subjects in the three groups after the pretest, which included the implementation of the Bruninx Oseretsky test and the completion of the questionnaire by the carers of the child (parents, coaches), participated in 24 sessions in group and rhythmic games. The control follow their routine daily activities without a specific game scheduling program. One day after the end of session 24, subjects from all three groups were tested by Bruninx Oseretsky test. Gars questionnaire was completed by the child carers. Results: Analysis of data by ANCOVA analysis, one way ANOVA and t-dependent variables at the significant level (p≤0.05) showed that practice had a significant effect on the scores of gross motor skills in the experimental group with the rhythmic group's superiority. Also the practice had an impact on the social interaction privileges of the two experimental groups. Although the differences between the rhythmic group and the group were not statistically significant. The mean social interaction scores of the rhythmic group showed greater improvement. Conclusion: The research findings confirmed the role of game, especially in combination with music to increase motivation and interest in children and ultimately, improve the motor and social skills of children in the autistic spectrum.
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| Keywords: Rhythmic game, Group game, Social interaction, Autism |
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Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2017/11/3 | Accepted: 2020/05/28 | Published: 2020/09/20
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