Effects of a Program of Adapted Therapeutic Horse-Riding in a Group of Autism Spectrum Disorder Children

Autor/inn/en	García-Gómez, Andrés; Risco, Manuel López; Rubio, Jesús Carlos; Guerrero, Eloisa; García-Peña, Inés Magdalena
Titel	Effects of a Program of Adapted Therapeutic Horse-Riding in a Group of Autism Spectrum Disorder Children
Quelle	In: Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 12 (2014) 1, S.107-128 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1696-2095
Schlagwörter	Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Animals; Therapeutic Recreation; Program Effectiveness; Children; Adolescents; Quasiexperimental Design; Experimental Groups; Control Groups; Questionnaires; Quality of Life; Aggression; Foreign Countries; Affective Behavior; Social Behavior; Emotional Response; Behavior Change; Spain; Behavior Assessment System for Children + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Animal; Tier; Tiere; Entspannungstherapie; Child; Kind; Kinder; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Fragebogen; Lebensqualität; Ausland; Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten; Emotionales Verhalten; Spanien
Abstract	Introduction: The use of horses in therapy has a fairly long history. There are many references to the therapeutic benefits of this activity. Such therapies have been undergoing a boom internationally in recent years. However scientific research into the effective use of this activity in children with autism is still in the early stages of development. Method: The impact of a therapeutic horse-riding program on a set of psychosocial variables in a group of 8 autism spectrum disorder subjects of 7 to 16 years in age is evaluated. The study design was quasi-experimental, test-retest, with two groups -- experimental and control. The measurement instruments were the "Behavior Assessment System for Children" (BASC), and a quality-of-life questionnaire based on a standard model used in mental health contexts. The treatment program comprised twenty-four 45-minute sessions. Results: The results show significant differences in some of the quality-of-life indicators and there were lower levels of aggressiveness (BASC). Discussion and conclusions: The horse riding is particularly well matched to the specific characteristics of persons with autism, since it is based on an individual activity but at the same time brings into play multiple interactions in a context which is more structured and less chaotic than other team sports. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	University of Almeria, Education & Psychology I+D+i. Faculty of Psychology Department of Educational and Developmental Psychology, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, 04120 LaCanada de San Urbano, Almeria, Spain. Tel: +34-950-015354; Fax: +34-950-015083; Web site: http://www.investigacion-psicopedagogica.org/revista/new/english/presentacion.php
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Update	2017/4/10