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Testing Sensory and Multisensory Function in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Published on: April 22, 2015

Effects of fine motor-skill oriented sports games on core symptoms in children with autism: a randomized controlled

Yue Song¹, Jia Guo², Fengjie Yang³

¹Department of Medicine and Health, Sichuan University of Science and Technology, Chengdu, 620500, China.

|March 22, 2026

Abstract

Aims:

Based on the observed correlation between core symptoms and fine motor function in children with ASD, this study aimed to evaluate the therapeutic effect of a novel, fine motor task-oriented sports game intervention, compared to traditional SI.

Methods:

Forty-five children with ASD were randomly allocated to two groups. The experimental group received the fine motor-oriented sports game intervention, while the control group received traditional SI. Core symptoms and fine motor function were assessed using the ABC, CABS, CARS, and PDMS-FM scales at both baseline and post-intervention, with the ABC scale serving as the primary outcome measure.

Results:

In the randomized comparison, the experimental group showed superior outcomes to the control group post-intervention, with significantly greater reductions in ABC, CARS, and CABS scores and a greater increase in PDMS-FM score (all P < 0.05).

Conclusions:

The fine motor-oriented sports game intervention proved more effective than SI in ameliorating the core symptoms and improving fine motor function in children with ASD.

Trial Registration:

The study has been registered at ChiCTR.org (ChiCTR2400086052) on 2024-06-24.

Keywords:

Autism spectrum disorder Core symptoms Fine motor function Functional assessment Sports games

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