THE EFFECTS OF ANTECEDENT PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ON THE ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER

A multiple baseline design was used to examine the effects of participation in antecedent physical activity on the academic engagement of four elementary-school children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The results indicated large effect sizes for academic engaged time for all four students. It was suggested that physical activity in the form of something as simple to implement as jogging may be efficacious in promoting academic achievement for students diagnosed with ASD. (C) 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.