ArticleBrain sciences2023
Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Exhibit Elevated Physical Activity and Reduced Sedentary Behavior.
Article in Brain sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of Virtual Reality-Based Physical Exercise Interventions on Behavioral, Executive Function, and Motor Outcomes in Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- Effectiveness of exercise interventions on gross motor skills in children with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- The effectiveness and sustained effects of exercise therapy to improve executive function in children and adolescents with autism: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of pediatrics · 2025Pooled it
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- Hyperactivity is linked to elevated cortisol levels: comprehensive behavioral analysis in the prenatal valproic acid-induced marmoset model of autism.Translational psychiatry · 2026Article
- Assessment of feasibility of actigraphy as a measure of clinical change in response to an experimental interventional treatment in adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorder.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Immediate effect of physical activity on the autonomic nervous system in individuals with autism spectrum disorders of different age groups: a randomised trial.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
According to previous research, individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have lower levels of physical activity than their typically developed (TD) counterparts. There have been conflicting reports about physical activity (PA) levels in people with ASD. Given the conflicting evidence, further investigation is required. We believe that evaluating PA in individuals with ASD is critical in order to offer PA intervention plans aiming at increasing their health-related physical fitness on a daily, systematic, and individualized basis. In the current study, an ActiGraph monitor (GT3X+) was used to accurately measure PA and sedentary activity in 21 children with autism aged 6.43 ± 2.29 years and 30 TD children aged 7.2 ± 3.14 years. Our data indicated that while the light and moderate activity counts were not significantly different between the two groups, the vigorous activity was significantly higher in ASD compared to TD. This finding was attributed to ASD characteristic stereotypy and self-stimulating behaviors. The significantly higher vigorous PA is discussed in relation to altered neurochemistry, oxidative stress, and neuroinflammation as etiological mechanisms in ASD. This research provides a better understanding of the status of PA participation in individuals with ASD.
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