Evaluation of Motor Skills, Balance, Dual Task, and Social Adaptation in Individuals with Autism

Summary

The aim of our study is to evaluate motor skills balance, dual task and social adaptation skills in individuals with autism. Our study will be conducted in Bartın Lider Special Education and Rehabilitation Center after ethics committee approval. The sample number determined by power analysis will be included in the study. Socio-demographic characteristics (age, height, body weight, body mass index, education level, exercise and smoking habits, etc.) of the individuals who voluntarily participated in the study will be obtained. The individuals participating in the study will be divided into two groups as individuals with normal motor development and individuals with autism spectrum disorder and the same assessment scales will be used. These assessment scales are TUG, 10 meter walking test, Vineland Adaptive Adaptation Scale, Bruininks-Oseretsky Motor Competence Test. According to the evaluation results, motor skills, functional balance, dual task and social adaptation skills of individuals with autism will be compared with individuals with normal motor development.

Conditions

• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Motor Disorders
• Social Skills

Interventions

OTHER

10 meter walk test

The dual task skills of the individuals will be evaluated by adding motor and cognitive tasks to the 10-meter walk test. Tasks given to individuals Single motor task (comfortable walking): The individual is asked to walk at normal speed, the time is recorded Motor-motor dual task: Both hands carry a half-full water bottle, time is recorded Motor-cognitive dual task (mental) : counts backwards from 10 by 1, time is recorded Motor - cognitive dual task (memory) : The individual is asked to say 3 words that were previously spoken. The time is recorded.

OTHER

Functional Balance

It will be assessed with the TUG test. The TUG measures the time it takes for an individual to get up from a chair, walk a distance of 3 meters, turn around, walk back to the chair and sit down again after a ready, go signal.

OTHER

Social Adaptation Assessment

Adaptive behavior will be assessed with the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales. It is a parent interview designed to assess functioning in daily life. \[35\]Specifically, adaptive behavior is assessed in four domains: Communication, Daily Living, Socialization and Motor skills. Vineland has reliability and current validity. It has been reported to be sensitive to the difficulties experienced by children with ASD

OTHER

Motor skills and proficiency

The Bruininks-Oseretsky Motor Proficiency Test (BOT-2) assesses fine motor, hand coordination, body coordination, strength and agility between the ages of 4-21 years.There are 53 items in the BOT-2. In BOT-2, there are four motor domains including fine motor control, hand coordination, body coordination, strength and agility and a total of eight subtests related to these domains.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Kırıkkale University

  lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age

4 Years

Max Age

21 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2024-12-15

Primary Completion

2025-05-15

Completion

2025-11-25

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations