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Research: SOTOODEH and COLLEAGUES,
Listed in Issue 298
Abstract
SOTOODEH and COLLEAGUES, 1 Young Researchers and Elite Club, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran. m.saber.s@hotmail.com ; 2 Department of Physical Education, University of Tehran, Iran; 3 Department of Physical Education, Kharazmi University, Iran; 4 Department of Physical Education, Islamic Azad University of Tehran, Iran; 5 Research Center for Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Department of Psychiatry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Shiraz, Iran conducted a study to examine the effect of yoga training program (YTP) on the severity of autism in children with High Function Autism (HFA).
Background
This study examines the effect of yoga training program (YTP) on the severity of autism in children with High Function Autism (HFA).
Methodology
Twenty-nine children aged 7 to 15 (mean = 11.22, SD = 2.91) years were randomly allocated to either yoga or control group. The participants in the yoga group received an 8-week (24-session) Yoga Training Program (YTP). Parents or caregivers of participants completed autism treatment evaluation checklist (ATEC) at baseline and the end of the intervention.
Results
The results of the analysis showed that there were significant differences between the two groups with regards to all ATEC sub-scores except ATEC I (speech/language/communication)
Conclusion
This study provides support for the implementation of a yoga training program and identifies specific procedural enhancements to reduce the severity of symptoms in children with autism.
References
Mohammad Saber Sotoodeh 1 , Elahe Arabameri 2 , Maryam Panahibakhsh 3 , Fatemeh Kheiroddin 2 , Hatef Mirdoozandeh 4 , Ahmad Ghanizadeh 5 Effectiveness of yoga training program on the severity of autism Complement Ther Clin Pract.;28:47-53. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2017.05.001. Epub May 9 2017. Aug 2017.
Comment
The above study showed that there were significant differences between the two groups (yoga and control group) with regards to all autism treatment evaluation checklist (ATEC) sub-scores except ATEC I (speech/language/communication). The study supported the implementation of a yoga training program to help reduce the severity of symptoms in children with autism.
