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REVIEW article
Front. Pediatr.
Sec. Children and Health
Volume 13 - 2025 |
doi: 10.3389/fped.2025.1475019
This article is part of the Research Topic Autism: The Movement (Sensing)
Perspective a Decade Later View all 26 articles
The Impact of Physical Exercise Interventions on Social, Behavioral, and Motor Skills in Children with Autism: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Provisionally accepted- 1 Jiangsu Police Officer College, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
- 2 Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, Gdańsk, Poland
- 3 Harbin Sport University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China
Background: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by social impairments, sensory processing issues, repetitive behavior patterns, motor abnormalities, and executive function impairments. Objective: To systematically review and meta-analyze the effects of various exercise modalities on flexibility and cognitive control, social skills, behavioral problems, motor skills, and coordination in children with ASD, providing scientific evidence for clinical practice to guide effective exercise interventions for children with ASD.
Keywords: autism, Motor Skills, Children, Social Skills, Exercise Intervention, physical activity
Received: 02 Aug 2024; Accepted: 04 Feb 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Wang, Guoping, Mao and Zhang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Sujie Mao, Harbin Sport University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China
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