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JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
Volume 47, Issue 3, Pages 785-794Publisher
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-016-3001-4
Keywords
Accelerometry; Physical activity; Youth; Health; Exercise; Autism spectrum disorder
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- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development [HD059100, HD059100-S1]
- National Institutes of Health
- Boston Nutrition Obesity Research Center [DK046200]
- Interdisciplinary Research in Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities [HD004147]
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We compared time spent in moderate and vigorous physical activity (MVPA), type, and frequency of participation in physical activities between adolescents with ASD (n = 35) and typically developing (TD) adolescents (n = 60). Accelerometers measured MVPA and participants were interviewed about engagement in physical activities. Adolescents with ASD spent less time in MVPA compared to TD adolescents (29 min/day vs. 50 min/day, p < 0.001) and fewer met the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (14 vs. 29%, p > 0.05). Among adolescents < 16 years old, those with ASD participated in fewer activities than TD adolescents (5.3 vs. 7.1 activities, p < 0.03). Walking/hiking and active video gaming were among the top activities for both groups. Findings support the need for interventions that meet the needs of youth with ASD.
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