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标题：THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN BALANCE IN CHILDREN WITH AUTISM AND CHILDREN FROM TYPICAL POPULATION
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作者：Milosav Adamović ; Radmila Nikić ; Fadilj Eminović 等
期刊名称：Acta Kinesiologica
印刷版ISSN：1840-2976
电子版ISSN：1840-3700
出版年度：2015
卷号：9
期号：Supplement 1
页码：54-60
出版社：DPTZK Ljubuški - Teskera, BiH
摘要：Introduction: The ability to maintain balance represents the basic motor function necessary for everyday functioning of a person in a society. Objective: The main objective of this research is to analyze the ability of maintaining postural balance in children with autism and children with typical development. Materials and Methods: The sample included a total of 62 children, aged 7-10, of male gender, out of which 31 children from the experimental group (E-group) had a diagnosis of autism, while the control group (C-group) consisted of 31children of the same age from the typical population. The ability to maintain postural balance in both groups was tested using three tests: Expanded Timed Up and Go Test (ETUGT), Modified Functional Reach Test (M-FRT) and the One–Leg Stance (OLS) with opened and closed eyes. The study was conducted from 2009-2010 at the Department of Psycho-physiological Disorders and Speech Pathology "Prof. Dr. Cvetko Brajovi." and elementary school "Bra.a Baruh", Belgrade, Serbia. Results: The research results show that using ETUG test showed a statistically significant difference between the groups in terms of time given for the execution of the test, while using M-FR test examinees from the e-group achieved significantly lower results than the c-group. When using the OLS test without a blindfold, examinees from the e-group also achieved statistically lower results than the c-group, for both legs, and also achievements of the e-group when performing the actions with left and right leg were significantly lower when the blindfold was used. Conclusion: The results suggest that children with autism achieve, in comparison to their peers from typical population, lower values on all the applied tests for assessing postural balance.
关键词：postural balance; autism