ExerciseAsAnEvidenceBasedPracticefor

IndividualswithAutismSpectrumDisorders

PresentedbyMichelleAntle,Ed.S.

FieldTrainingCoordinator

LOUISVILLEKentuckyAutismTrainingCenter

•Participants willlearnthecomponentsofaneffectiveexerciseinterventionplan.

•Participants willlearntheimportanceofusingexercisetointerveneinanappropriateandpositivewaytoaddressawidevarietyofbehaviors.

•Participants willlearnhowtoteachstudents withASDhowtouseexercisetobecomehealthy andproductive.

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QualityProgramIndicators

TheNPDChasidentified27Evidence-BasedPractices

•Evidence-BasedPracticeBriefs

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•Thecenteriscurrentlydevelopinganewonlineresource,AutismFocusedInterventionResourcesandModules(AFIRM)thatwillhostself-pacede-learningmodulesforeachoftheEBPs.

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CriteriaforQualificationasanEvidence-BasedPractice:

•Atleasttwohighqualityexperimentalorquasi-experimentalgroup designarticles

-Conductedbyatleasttwodifferentresearchers/researchgroups

OR

•Atleastfivehighqualitysinglecasedesignarticles

-Conductedbyatleastthree differentresearchers/researchgroups

-Havingatotalof20participantsacrossstudies

OR

•Acombinationofatleastonehighqualityexperimentalorquasi­experimentalgroup designarticleandatleastthree highqualitysinglecasedesignarticles

-Conductedbyatleasttwodifferentresearchgroups

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IncreaseinphysicaIexertionasameansofreducing

problembehaviorsorincreasingappropriate

behavior.

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•Self-stimulatorybehaviors

•Hyperactivity

•Aggression

•Self-Injuriousbehaviors

•Depression

•Anxiety

•Gastro-intestinalissues

•Attentionissues

•Obesity

•Fineandgrossmotorskills

•SensoryProcessing

•CoordinationandPlanning

•SlowReactionTimes

•VisualTracking

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•TypesofExercise

-ProgrammedStructuredActivities

•Aerobicexercise

•Strengthtraining

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•Exerciseroutineondailybasisreduced avarietyofchallengingbehaviorstozeroornearzerolevels

•20minuteexerciseroutine;2timesperday(start ofday;after lunch}

-Jumpingontrampoline

-Scooterboards

-Jogging

-Stretching

-Armcurlswithweights

•1minuteexercisebreaksonceperhour

-Yogaposes

-Jogginginplace

Cannella-Malone,Tullis,Kazee

(2011)

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•Increased physicalhealth

•Helpsbuildinstructuredbreaksandtimeforexerciseduringtheday

•Teachesexerciseasacoping skill

•Increasesmotorfunctioning

•Socialimplications

•Promotesself-esteem

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•Neveruseexerciseasapunishment

•Makesuretoincludeasapart ofdaily routines

•Highly repetitiveisGOOD!

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•Crawlunder chairs

•Logrollacrosspillows

•Walkabalance beamofducttape

•Throw aballinabasket

•Walkwithabeanbagonyourhead

AClassroomExample

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OtherIdeas:

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posters

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•Cannella-Malone,Tullis,Kazee{2011}. Usingantecedentexercisetodecreasechallengingbehaviorsinboyswithdevelopmentaldisabilitiesandanemotionaldisorder.Journal ofPositiveBehavior Interventions,13{14},230-239.

•Wong,Odem,Hume,Cox,Fettig,l<ucharczyk,Brock,Plavnick,Fleury,Schultz

{2014}.Evidence-based PracticesforChildren,Youth,YoungAdults withASD.AutismEvidence-basedPractice ReviewGroup.FrankPorter Graham ChildDevelopmentInstitute,UniversityofNorthCarolina atChapelHill.

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Centercontactinfo:

Telephone:(502)852-4631

Fax:(502)852-7148 E-mail:

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FieldTrainingCoordinators

Contactus…..

MichelleAntle

(270)792-7840

(502)852-6403

(606)316-6011