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Department of Psychology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. , maryam.asaseh@gmail.com
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Background: children with high-functioning autism are a group of children autistic spectrum disorder who lack social skills and adaptive behaviors in social situations. Although there are various treatments for the symptoms of children with autism, studies show that the most common treatment used for these children is sensorimotor integration therapy. Few studies have been conducted in Iran on the use of the sensorimotor integration method in the rehabilitation of children with autism, especially in the balance performance of this group of children.
Aims: This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of sensorimotor integration exercises on the balance performance of children with high-functioning autism.
Methods: The method of this study was a semi-experimental pretest-posttest design with control group. The statistical population of the study included all children with high-functioning autism (girls and boys aged 7 to 11) at the Doost-e- Autism Rehabilitation Center in Tehran in the academic year 2023-2024 who had received rehabilitation services. Using purposeful samplingmethod, 30 of them were selected as the statistical sample of the present study according to the inclusion criteria and were randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups. The data collection tools were the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency (Bruininks, 1972) and the Stork test. The Sensorimotor Integration training program (Ayres, 1972., & Kephart, 1971) was also implemented for the experimental group in 8, 45-minute sessions. Data analysis was performed using univariate analysis of covariance using SPSS-25 software.
Results: The results of the analysis of covariance showed that the sensorimotor integration exercises intervention program was effective on the balance performance (Static And Dynamic Balance) of children with high-functioning autism (P < 0.001).
Conclusion: According to the findings of this study, it is suggested that to improve the quality of rehabilitation of children with autism, sensorimotor integration exercises should be used to improve the balance function (static and dynamic balance) of these children, along with other treatment programs.
Aims: This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of sensorimotor integration exercises on the balance performance of children with high-functioning autism.
Methods: The method of this study was a semi-experimental pretest-posttest design with control group. The statistical population of the study included all children with high-functioning autism (girls and boys aged 7 to 11) at the Doost-e- Autism Rehabilitation Center in Tehran in the academic year 2023-2024 who had received rehabilitation services. Using purposeful samplingmethod, 30 of them were selected as the statistical sample of the present study according to the inclusion criteria and were randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups. The data collection tools were the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency (Bruininks, 1972) and the Stork test. The Sensorimotor Integration training program (Ayres, 1972., & Kephart, 1971) was also implemented for the experimental group in 8, 45-minute sessions. Data analysis was performed using univariate analysis of covariance using SPSS-25 software.
Results: The results of the analysis of covariance showed that the sensorimotor integration exercises intervention program was effective on the balance performance (Static And Dynamic Balance) of children with high-functioning autism (P < 0.001).
Conclusion: According to the findings of this study, it is suggested that to improve the quality of rehabilitation of children with autism, sensorimotor integration exercises should be used to improve the balance function (static and dynamic balance) of these children, along with other treatment programs.
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Received: 2025/05/11 | Accepted: 2025/08/23 | Published: 2026/04/21
Received: 2025/05/11 | Accepted: 2025/08/23 | Published: 2026/04/21
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