Motor Behavior

The effect of traditional training and Exergame on social communication of children with autism spectrum disorder.

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Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Roza Tabeshian 1
Shila Safavi Homami 2
Ahmadreza Movahedi 3

1 , PhD Student Department of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Isfahan, Iran.

2 Department of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Isfahan, Iran.

3 Department of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Isfahan

10.22089/mbj.2025.18175.2220
Abstract
Autism spectrum disorder is a neurodevelopmental disease. One of the symptoms of children with autism spectrum disorder is impairment in social communication. Physical activity intervention can have a positive effect on improving social communication skills. The purpose of this study is examining the effect of active video game and traditional exercises on social communication of children with autism spectrum disorder 8-12 years old. A quasi-experimental study was conducted on 45 children with autism spectrum disorder. The participants were selected through purposive sampling and were assigned to active video game(n=15) traditional (n=15) and control (n=15) groups. The experimental groups receive intervention for 8 weeks however, the control group received only Applied Behavioral Analysis intervention. All of the groups participated in a pre-test, post-test, and one-month follow-up test. GARS-2 Scores Was used to measure social communication. Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) and Paired samples t-test were used to analyze the collected data.
A significant difference was found between the experimental and control groups in post-test in social communication scale. According to the result of this study It seems that Active video game training is helpful for children with autism spectrum disorder and can be an appropriate intervention for improving social communication in children with autism spectrum disorder.

Keywords

Autism Spectrum Disorder
Active Video game
Social Communication
traditional exercises

Main Subjects

Motor Behavior

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 17 September 2025

  • Receive Date 06 July 2025
  • Revise Date 30 July 2025
  • Accept Date 08 August 2025

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