期刊名称：Pedagogics, Psychology, Medical-Biological Problems of Physical Training and Sports
印刷版ISSN：1818-9172
电子版ISSN：1818-9210
出版年度：2021
卷号：25
期号：1
页码：58-65
DOI：10.15561/26649837.2021.0108
语种：English
出版社：Kharkov Regional Branch of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine
摘要：This study aimed to determine the relationship between the level of fine and gross motor skills and motor proficiency with the severity of autism disorder in children with autism.Material and Methods. 68 children with autism, ranged from 3-16 years old, were selected. Motor Assessment Battery for Children-2 (MABC-2) was used to assess fine and gross motor skills and motor proficiency. Gilliam Autism Rating Scale-2 (GARS-2) test was also used for assessing the severity of autism disorder in the participants.Results. The obtained results from the Pearson correlation test showed that there was a significant and negative relationship between sub-scales of GARS-2 and MABC-2 tests (P<0.05). It means that decreasing the level of motor skills increases the autism severity. The results of the regression test also showed that only the total score of motor proficiency among microscales of the MABC-2 test could predict the stereotypes, social skills, communication skills, and autism severity (P<0.05).Conclusion. The results of the current study indicated the pivotal role of motor skills growth in determining the level of autism disorder. It also emphasized on embedding motor interventions in rehabilitation programs of such people.
关键词：Autism; motor skills; fine motor skills; gross motor skills
