Moved by my body
(2016) XI Autism-Europe International Congress- Abstract
Objectives: Young adults with autism have a different way to develop in body and movement. Do the experiences of body and movement consist with physiotherapeutic findings, in order to guide understanding and interventions?
Method: The study involved eleven participants with autism, 16-22 years old, who told about their experiences. They were also examined concerning motor proficiency with Bruininks Ozeretskys test version 2 (BOT2), and concerning body awareness ability with Body Awareness Scale Movement Quality and Experience (BAS MQ-E).
Results: Everyday experiences of body and movement were reported by the participants. Their ability to build a body self was reported as well as observed. Physiotherapeutic findings... (More)
Objectives: Young adults with autism have a different way to develop in body and movement. Do the experiences of body and movement consist with physiotherapeutic findings, in order to guide understanding and interventions?
Method: The study involved eleven participants with autism, 16-22 years old, who told about their experiences. They were also examined concerning motor proficiency with Bruininks Ozeretskys test version 2 (BOT2), and concerning body awareness ability with Body Awareness Scale Movement Quality and Experience (BAS MQ-E).
Results: Everyday experiences of body and movement were reported by the participants. Their ability to build a body self was reported as well as observed. Physiotherapeutic findings were illustrated by quotations from the participants.
Discussion: Movement quality seems to have more impact on how the participants feel in everyday life than movement quantity has.
Conclusions: There is a need for a better understanding of bodily resources in young adults with autism. The need for bodily interventions is underlined.
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- Bertilsson, Ingrid LU
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- publishing date
- 2016-09-13
- type
- Contribution to conference
- publication status
- published
- conference name
- XI Autism-Europe International Congress
- conference location
- Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- conference dates
- 2016-09-13 - 2016-09-15
- language
- English
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- yes
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abstract = {{<br/>Objectives: Young adults with autism have a different way to develop in body and movement. Do the experiences of body and movement consist with physiotherapeutic findings, in order to guide understanding and interventions?<br/><br/>Method: The study involved eleven participants with autism, 16-22 years old, who told about their experiences. They were also examined concerning motor proficiency with Bruininks Ozeretskys test version 2 (BOT2), and concerning body awareness ability with Body Awareness Scale Movement Quality and Experience (BAS MQ-E). <br/><br/>Results: Everyday experiences of body and movement were reported by the participants. Their ability to build a body self was reported as well as observed. Physiotherapeutic findings were illustrated by quotations from the participants. <br/><br/>Discussion: Movement quality seems to have more impact on how the participants feel in everyday life than movement quantity has. <br/><br/>Conclusions: There is a need for a better understanding of bodily resources in young adults with autism. The need for bodily interventions is underlined.<br/>}},
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title = {{Moved by my body}},
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