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Effect of whole body vibration on stereotypy of young children with autism . The objective of this case was report on the effects of acute whole body vibration exposure on stereotyped behaviour of young children with autism . Four young boys ( ages 4-5 years ) diagnosed with autism participated . The children were participants in an early intensive behavioural intervention clinic and during downtimes stood on a whole body vibration platform with the machine turned off ( control condition ) and on ( treatment condition ) for three to four , 30 s periods ( frequency=28 Hz ; amplitude 0.97 mm ) . The outcome measure was frequency of stereotypic behaviour , which was evaluated for 5 min before and after standing on the vibration platform . The results revealed that whole body vibration was not able to uniformly decrease the rates of all types of stereotypy ; that is , some stereotypy decreased while others were unchanged . Subjectively , the children enjoyed whole body vibration which was easy to integrate into the behavioural programme .
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Intervention_Physical
whole body vibration
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Intervention_Educational
early intensive behavioural intervention clinic
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Intervention_Physical
whole body vibration
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Intervention_Control
control condition
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Outcome_Mental
stereotypy
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Outcome_Other
effects
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Outcome_Mental
stereotyped behaviour
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Outcome_Mental
frequency of stereotypic behaviour
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Outcome_Mental
rates of all types of stereotypy ;
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Outcome_Mental
stereotypy
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Outcome_Other
easy
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Participant_Condition
young children with autism .
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Participant_Condition
young children with autism . Four young boys ( ages 4-5 years ) diagnosed with autism participated .