ATIVIDADES E EXERCÍCIOS FÍSICOS PARA CRIANÇAS E ADOLESCENTES COM TRANSTORNO DE ESPECTRO AUTISTA: UMA REVISÃO SISTEMÁTICA
ATIVIDADES E EXERCÍCIOS FÍSICOS PARA CRIANÇAS E ADOLESCENTES COM TRANSTORNO DE ESPECTRO AUTISTA: UMA REVISÃO SISTEMÁTICA
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.8781126230110
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Palavras-chave: Autismo. Exercício Físico. Crianças.
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Keywords: Autism. Physical exercise. Children.
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Abstract: Introduction: People with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have difficulties with speech, motor limitations, repetitive behaviors, communication disorders, lack of social skills, among others. Despite the many benefits of physical activity and evidence from studies, little is known about why they are predominantly inactive, and these results can be uncertain due to the large difference in sample size, mean, time and frequency of interventions and results. Objective: This systematic review aimed to synthesize the current studies available on the effects of exercise and physical activity interventions in children and adolescents with ASD. Method: This study consisted of a bibliographic survey of publications in the last 10 years (2012 to 2022) through a systematic literature review using electronic databases. The articles selected for the literature review based on the findings met the following inclusion criteria: a) Published between 2012 and 2022; b) Randomized control experiments; c) Children and adolescents with autism; and d) Research with two groups, being the test, which had physical activity intervention, and the control group, which did not perform any physical activity. The search for articles took place in June and July 2022, and all articles that did not meet the inclusion criteria were excluded. Results: 764 literatures were found using the search strategy, including 18 articles for this review with a total of 698 children and adolescents, aged between 3 and 18 years. All the articles included in this study used physical exercise as a method of interventions that ranged from 6 to 32 weeks with programs of aerobic activities, aquatic training, karate, sports games, mini-basketball, jumping, gymnastics, trampoline, therapeutic riding, among others. The intervention frequency was equal to or greater than 3 times a week and each session lasted between 30 and 90 minutes. The findings demonstrated the ability of physical activity or exercise to improve social relationships, communication, motor skills, stereotyped behavior, and levels of autism in children and adolescents with ASD. Conclusion: After intervention with physical activities and/or exercises, children and adolescents with ASD showed improvements in motor, social and communicative skills, balance, anxiety, level of irritability,
- Mayco Mascarello Richardi
- Geanny Aparecida Domingues
- Leandro Augusto da Silva
- Paulo César da Silva3