Football as an Alternative to Work on the Development of Social Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder with Level 1

Given the characteristics of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder, it is evident the difficulties they show in the development of social skills. The scarce participation of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder in group sports can be taken as a reference. The aim of this study was to analyse the impa...

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Autores principales:	Jose Maria Lopez-Diaz, Nerea Felgueras Custodio, Inmaculada Garrote Camarena
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	ASD social skills sport football autism spectrum disorder Psychology BF1-990
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:89b5bfd561e8420ebf35f0e1b203f6852021-11-25T16:46:16ZFootball as an Alternative to Work on the Development of Social Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder with Level 110.3390/bs111101592076-328Xhttps://doaj.org/article/89b5bfd561e8420ebf35f0e1b203f6852021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/11/11/159https://doaj.org/toc/2076-328XGiven the characteristics of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder, it is evident the difficulties they show in the development of social skills. The scarce participation of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder in group sports can be taken as a reference. The aim of this study was to analyse the impact of football on the development of social skills in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. In order to measure the sporting impact, it was necessary to implement a football training programme with the intention of evaluating different social skills. Thirteen children participated in the programme, all of them with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder and with a severity level of 1. The study was based on a pre-experimental, pre-test/post-test design. Non-parametric tests were used for the statistical analysis, applying the Wilcoxon test. Two specific tools on social skills were used for data collection. The results showed a generalised improvement in the dimensions linked to the social skills assessed. This highlights the possibility of considering group sport as an alternative to be taken into account to work on and enhance social skills in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Jose Maria Lopez-DiazNerea Felgueras CustodioInmaculada Garrote CamarenaMDPI AGarticleASDsocial skillssportfootballautism spectrum disorderPsychologyBF1-990ENBehavioral Sciences, Vol 11, Iss 159, p 159 (2021)
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description	Given the characteristics of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder, it is evident the difficulties they show in the development of social skills. The scarce participation of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder in group sports can be taken as a reference. The aim of this study was to analyse the impact of football on the development of social skills in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. In order to measure the sporting impact, it was necessary to implement a football training programme with the intention of evaluating different social skills. Thirteen children participated in the programme, all of them with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder and with a severity level of 1. The study was based on a pre-experimental, pre-test/post-test design. Non-parametric tests were used for the statistical analysis, applying the Wilcoxon test. Two specific tools on social skills were used for data collection. The results showed a generalised improvement in the dimensions linked to the social skills assessed. This highlights the possibility of considering group sport as an alternative to be taken into account to work on and enhance social skills in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
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title	Football as an Alternative to Work on the Development of Social Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder with Level 1
title_short	Football as an Alternative to Work on the Development of Social Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder with Level 1
title_full	Football as an Alternative to Work on the Development of Social Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder with Level 1
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Football as an Alternative to Work on the Development of Social Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder with Level 1

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