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Effectiveness of a fundamental motor skill intervention for 4-year-old children with autism spectrum disorder : A pilot study . A wait-list control experimental design was employed to investigate the effectiveness of a fundamental motor skill intervention at improving the motor skills , adaptive behavior , and social skills of 4-year-old children with autism spectrum disorder ( experimental n = 5 , control n = 4 ) ; the impact of intervention intensity was also explored . The experimental group significantly improved their object manipulation and overall motor scores from pre- to post-intervention . The wait-list control design revealed no group-by-time interactions ; however , with the groups combined time was a significant factor for all motor variables . There were no significant changes in adaptive behavior and social skills . These preliminary findings suggest that a fundamental motor skill intervention may benefit young children with autism spectrum disorder . Future research with larger samples is warranted .
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Intervention_Educational
fundamental motor skill intervention
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Intervention_Educational
wait-list control
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Intervention_Educational
fundamental motor skill intervention
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Outcome_Mental
motor skills , adaptive behavior , and social skills
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Outcome_Other
improved their
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Outcome_Mental
object manipulation
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Outcome_Other
and
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Outcome_Mental
overall motor
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Outcome_Other
for all motor variables
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Outcome_Mental
changes in adaptive behavior and social
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Participant_Age
4-year-old children
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Participant_Condition
autism spectrum disorder
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Participant_Age
4-year-old children
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Participant_Condition
autism spectrum disorder
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Participant_Sample-size
n = 5
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Participant_Sample-size
n = 4
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Participant_Age
young children
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Participant_Condition
autism spectrum disorder