The Effect of the King-Devick Reading Acceleration Program on Gross Motor Performance in Patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder, A Pilot Study

Abstract

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelop- mental disorder estimated to affect one in 44 children in the United States. Many people with ASD have reading comprehension difficulties, sensorimotor abnormalities, and motor function impairments. In this study, the effects of implementing an at-home King-Devick Reading Acceleration Program (K-D RAP) to ASD patients that were undergoing a gross motor development program were evaluated.