More than half of children who have autism spectrum disorder (ASD) suffer from motor impairment. In a retrospective study, the authors investigated the effect of a body-mediated workshop with dance movement therapy (DMT) on the motor skills and social skills of children with ASD by comparing 10 autistic children aged 7 to 10 years who benefited from DMT with 10 autistic children in a control group. Scores on the Movement Assessment Battery for Children and the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale were compared. The body-mediated workshop had significant benefits for motricity, especially manual dexterity, and for relational skills. A body-mediated workshop may have a multimodal effect and requires transmodal training. Regarding the mechanisms that explain the benefits and the cascading effect, the roles of imitation and multimodal connections are important.

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物理治疗对 7 至 10 岁自闭症谱系障碍儿童的影响：在大学日间医院进行的回顾性研究。

超过一半的自闭症谱系障碍 (ASD) 儿童患有运动障碍。在一项回顾性研究中，作者通过比较 10 名从 DMT 中受益的 7 至 10 岁自闭症儿童与 10对照组中的自闭症儿童。比较了儿童运动评估电池和 Vineland 适应性行为量表的分数。以身体为中介的工作坊对运动性，尤其是手部灵巧性和关系技能有显着的好处。以身体为媒介的研讨会可能具有多模式效应，需要跨模式培训。关于解释好处和级联效应的机制，