Young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) experience significant delays in
their fundamental motor skills (FMS) yet, FMS are virtually ignored in the intervention
literature as traditional therapies focus on the core challenges in the social,
communicative, and behavioural domains. This study sought to examine the effectiveness
of a FMS intervention at improving the motor skills, adaptive behaviour, and social skills
of 4 year old children with ASD. Motor Outcomes (Manuscript 1): Results
demonstrated significant improvements in motor skills following the intervention; these
improvements were retained at the 6-week follow-up. Adaptive Behaviour and Social
Skill Outcomes (Manuscript 2): Results demonstrated individual gains in adaptive
behaviour and social skills; although no significant group improvements were found.
Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that a FMS intervention can be effective at
improving motor skills, and may result in individual behavioural improvements. These
findings warrant further research with a larger sample.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:OOSHDU.10155/419 |
| Date | 01 April 2014 |
| Creators | Bremer, Emily |
| Contributors | Meghann, Lloyd |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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