Motor behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorder with a neurotypical sibling

IF 1.7 3区社会学 Q2 FAMILY STUDIES

Family Relations Pub Date : 2024-06-16 DOI:10.1111/fare.13052

Yuemei Lu, Janet L. Hauck

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Abstract

Background

Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can experience issues in motor development and fall short of physical activity (PA) recommendations. Family members, especially parents and siblings, play important roles in influencing their motor behaviors.

Objective

This study investigated motor behaviors (i.e., levels of PA, parent-perceived motor competence, and related family dynamics) in children with ASD during a historical event—the COVID-19 pandemic—during which most service approaches were not being used, and children with ASD were staying at home with their parents and neurotypical (NT) siblings.

Methods

This cross-sectional study recruited 17 ASD–NT–parent triads (51 participants in total). Motor behaviors were all measured by questionnaires and surveys, with levels of PA also measured objectively using ActiGraph GT3X. Descriptive analyses were conducted.

Results

Children with ASD participated in more types of sedentary activities than leisure-time and sports activities. Parents perceived a low level of motor competence in their children with ASD, and compared with siblings, they perceived more interactions and higher self-efficacy in supporting PA in children with ASD.

Conclusion

The findings of this study can be helpful to us as we evolve our understanding and strategies to influence motor behaviors in children with ASD, ultimately to advance our service-delivery model to include family-based approaches.

Implications

This study should inform future ASD studies of the importance of providing quality family-based PA/education programs for children with ASD and boosting parents' and NT siblings' self-efficacy in supporting PA in children with ASD.

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自闭症谱系障碍儿童与神经正常兄弟姐妹的运动行为

患有自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）的儿童可能会在运动发育方面遇到问题，并且达不到建议的体力活动（PA）水平。本研究调查了自闭症谱系障碍儿童的运动行为（即体力活动水平、父母感知的运动能力以及相关的家庭动态），当时正值历史事件--COVID-19 大流行，大多数服务方法尚未使用，自闭症谱系障碍儿童都与父母和神经正常（NT）的兄弟姐妹待在家里。所有运动行为均通过问卷和调查进行测量，同时还使用 ActiGraph GT3X 对 PA 水平进行了客观测量。与休闲和体育活动相比，患有 ASD 的儿童参加了更多类型的久坐活动。家长认为 ASD 儿童的运动能力水平较低，与兄弟姐妹相比，他们认为在支持 ASD 儿童参与体育锻炼方面，他们有更多的互动和更高的自我效能感。这项研究的结果将有助于我们加深对影响 ASD 儿童运动行为的理解和策略，最终推进我们的服务提供模式，将基于家庭的方法纳入其中。本研究应为未来的 ASD 研究提供参考，使我们认识到为 ASD 儿童提供高质量的基于家庭的 PA/ 教育计划以及提高父母和 NT 兄弟姐妹支持 ASD 儿童 PA 的自我效能的重要性。

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Family Relations Multiple-

CiteScore

3.40

自引率

13.60%

发文量

164

期刊介绍： A premier, applied journal of family studies, Family Relations is mandatory reading for family scholars and all professionals who work with families, including: family practitioners, educators, marriage and family therapists, researchers, and social policy specialists. The journal"s content emphasizes family research with implications for intervention, education, and public policy, always publishing original, innovative and interdisciplinary works with specific recommendations for practice.