TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mohamed Salah Elsayed Awad
AU  - Fekry Hasan Eletr , 
AU  - Samah Attia Elshemy , 
TI  - Effect of rhythmic auditory stimulation  on motor proficiency in children  with autism / 
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Cairo : 
PB  - Mohamed Salah Elsayed Awad , 
KW  - Autism
KW  - Motor proficiency
KW  - Rhythmic auditory stimulation
N1  - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Growth and Development Disorders Pediatrics; Issued also as CD
N2  - This study aimed  to investigate the effect of rhythmic auditory stimulation on motor proficiency in children with autism. Methods: A total of 30 autistic children aged 8{u2013}10 years with mild to moderate autistic features participated in this study. They were randomly allocated to either the control group (n=15), which received a specially designed physical therapy program, or the study group (n=15), which received the same program in addition to gait training with rhythmic auditory stimulation. To provide rhythmic auditory stimulation, combination of a metronome beat set to the child{u2019}s cadence and rhythmic cueing from the musical instrument digital interface Cubase musical program was used. Both groups received 3 sessions per week for 3 successive months. The Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency 2nd Edition was used to assess the motor skills before and after 3 months of intervention including running speed and agility, bilateral coordination, balance, upper limb coordination, and strength subtests. Results: There were significant improvements in all measured variables both groups after treatment. Moreover, comparing the post-treatment results of the two groups revealed significant improvement in favor of the study group. Conclusion: Gait training with rhythmic auditory stimulation elicited a positive effect on motor proficiency of children with autism
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