The Effect of Paaryaad Training on the Development of Motor Skills of 6-8-Year-Old Children Suffering from High Function Autistic Spectrum

Abstract

The aim of the current study was to investigate the effect of Paaryaad training program on the development of motor skills of children aged between 6 and 8 who suffered from high function autism (HFA). For this purpose, 30 girls with HFA (mean age 7.1 ± 0.6 yr) were randomly selected from special schools of Sanandaj city. Then, according to the pretest scores, were assigned to control and experimental groups. Pretest and posttest scores were measured by Bruininks-Oseretsky test. Motor intervention program included 16 sessions of Paaryaad training. The K-S test was used to determine data distribution and Levin and ANCOVA tests were used to compare means. The results showed that Paaryaad training program affected significantly the development of the subscales of running speed and agility, balance, bilateral coordination and strength (P0.05). According to these results, it could be argued that this training program may improve the fundamental skills of children with HFA.

Keywords

• autistic spectrum
• motor skills
• paaryaad training
• student