Comparison of Physical Activity, TV/Video Watching/Gaming, and Usage of a Portable Electronic Devices by Children With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder

Menear, Kristi Sayers; Ernest, James M.

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“…Sleep education, environmental changes, behavioral interventions, and exogenous melatonin medication are proposed for promoting and improving sleep quality in children with ASD [ 8 ]. Physical activity (PA) is also known to be an effective, non-pharmacological approach and recommended as an alternative or complementary to existing therapies in improving sleep efficiency [ 9 , 10 , 11 ]. Active participation in PA helps to increase total energy expenditure, and to improve neuropsychological performance and sleep quality indexes [ 9 , 12 ].…”

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“…Physical activity (PA) is also known to be an effective, non-pharmacological approach and recommended as an alternative or complementary to existing therapies in improving sleep efficiency [ 9 , 10 , 11 ]. Active participation in PA helps to increase total energy expenditure, and to improve neuropsychological performance and sleep quality indexes [ 9 , 12 ]. Relationships have frequently been found between sleep and physical activity, with positive effects on health, mood, behavior and mental health [ 3 ].…”

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“…However, many children with ASD (50%) are not engaged in PA with moderate to vigorous intensity for at least 60 min per day as recommended and are characterized by sedentary behaviors [ 9 , 12 ]. Other studies have also indicated that children with ASD have an inactive lifestyle compared to their typically developing peers [ 15 ].…”

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Effect of Daily Physical Activity on Sleep Characteristics in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Nguyen

Guinot

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2021

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Background. Sleep problems have been reported in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). One of the methods proposed to improve sleep characteristics is based on physical activity (PA). Objective. To assess characteristics of sleep and the effect of PA level on sleep quality in children with ASD compared to controls. Methods. Fifty boys with ASD (ASD; 10.8 ± 2.6 years) and 18 controls (CONT, 10.1 ± 2.2 years) wore an accelerometer device for five consecutive days to obtain measures of activity and sleep characteristics. Results. Some significant differences were reported between ASD and CONT groups. Wake-up time resistance was significantly higher (p < 0.05) in ASD. Total time for PA, and daily steps number were significantly lower in the ASD group (p < 0.05). Time for sedentary behavior was significantly higher (p < 0.01) in the ASD group. Using a principal component analysis and an agglomerative hierarchical analysis, we observed three clusters. Two showed the same poor-quality indices of sleep but two opposing profiles of PA, either an insufficient PA volume (cluster 1, Total time PA = 75.1 min; Daily steps: 7704) or an important PA volume (cluster 3, Total time PA = 222.1 min; Daily steps: 17,164). Cluster 2 was characterized by moderate participation in PA and children with the best sleep indices (Total time PA = 166.8 min; Daily steps: 12,718). Conclusion. The dose–response effect of exercise on sleep may indicate large individual differences but the present findings are important to prevent sedentary behaviors or to correct over-activity that could be detrimental to the sleep quality in children with ASD.

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Effect of Daily Physical Activity on Sleep Characteristics in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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2021

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“…However, most studies have focused on action games, and no previous work has analyzed subclinical autistic and schizotypal traits (i.e., traits related to social cognition, neurodevelopment, and other phenotypes) together in relation to video game usage and preferences and their neurophysiological correlates. Such studies are important given the important roles of video games of diverse genres in human imaginative culture, and given that individuals with autism or schizotypy show some evidence of high rates of video game usage ( Mazurek and Engelhardt, 2013a , b ; Schimmenti et al, 2017 ; Choi et al, 2020 ; Menear and Ernest, 2020 ; Coutelle et al, 2021 ). This study thus analyzes how video game usage patterns, genre preferences, motivations, and reaction times are associated with measures of non-clinical autism and schizotypy.…”

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Why iPlay: The Relationships of Autistic and Schizotypal Traits With Patterns of Video Game Use

2022

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Video games are popular and ubiquitous aspects of human culture, but their relationships to psychological and neurophysiological traits have yet to be analyzed in social-evolutionary frameworks. We examined the relationships of video game usage, motivations, and preferences with autistic and schizotypal traits and two aspects of neurophysiology, reaction time and targeting time. Participants completed the Autism Quotient, Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire, a Video Game Usage Questionnaire, and two neurophysiological tasks. We tested in particular the hypotheses, motivated by theory and previous work, that: (1) participants with higher autism scores would play video games more, and participants with higher schizotypy scores would play video games less; and (2) autism and positive schizotypy would be associated with opposite patterns of video game use, preferences and motivations. Females, but not males, with higher autism scores played more video games, and exhibited evidence of relatively male-typical video game genre preferences and motivations. By contrast, positive schizotypy was associated with reduced video game use in both genders, for several measures of game use frequency. In line with previous findings, males played video game more than females did overall, preferred action video games, and exhibited faster reaction and targeting times. Females preferred Puzzle and Social Simulation games. Faster reaction and targeting times were associated with gaming motives related to skill development and building behavior. These findings show that gaming use and patterns reflect aspects of psychology, and gender, related to social cognition and imagination, as well as aspects of neurophysiology. More generally, the results suggest that video game use is notably affected by levels of autistic and schizotypal traits, and that video games may provide an evolutionarily novel medium for imaginative play in which immersive play experiences can be decoupled from social interaction.

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“…Moreover, behavioral problems or preferences among this population (e.g., restricted interests, inflexible schedules, and preference for predictable, structured activities) may limit their PA choices (e.g., playing games, transportation, and engaging in chores, recreation, and other unstructured activities) [ 24 , 25 ]. Numerous studies have demonstrated that children and adolescents with ASD across countries (e.g., United States and Canada) do not meet the international PA recommendations [ 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 ]. For example, McCoy and Morgan examined the PA levels of 1036 American children and adolescents with ASD aged 10–17 and found that only 11% of adolescents with ASD met the international PA guidelines [ 28 ].…”

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Correlates of Physical Activity of Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review of Cross-Sectional Studies

Zhong

Liu

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Children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are at a high risk for a lack of physical activity (PA). The aim of this study is to review the evidence on the correlates of PA in children and adolescents with ASD in low- and middle-income countries. We searched Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection (PBSC), Scopus, PsycINFO, Web of Science (WOS), MEDLINE, Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), Education Source (ES), and Academic Search Premier (ASP) databases for relevant studies until April 2022, inclusive, to examine the factors associated with the studies of PA in children and adolescents with ASD aged 5 to 17 years in low- and middle-income countries. A total of 15 articles are included in the present review. Three researchers assessed the methodological quality and extracted relevant data of the included reviews. The correlates were synthesized and further assessed semi-quantitatively. Results of this review show that gender (boys) and more PA opportunities were positively associated with the PA of children and adolescents with ASD, while age and body mass index (BMI) were negatively related to their PA levels in low- and middle-income countries. The day of week was found to be inconsistently associated with PA in children and adolescents with ASD. The findings suggest that research on the correlates of PA in adolescents with ASD in low- and middle-income countries is limited. However, there are clear correlates for which future interventions could be based (age, gender, BMI, and PA opportunity) to promote PA participation in children and adolescents with ASD in low- and middle-income countries.

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Comparison of Physical Activity, TV/Video Watching/Gaming, and Usage of a Portable Electronic Devices by Children With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder

Cited by 13 publications

References 39 publications

Effect of Daily Physical Activity on Sleep Characteristics in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Effect of Daily Physical Activity on Sleep Characteristics in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Why iPlay: The Relationships of Autistic and Schizotypal Traits With Patterns of Video Game Use

Correlates of Physical Activity of Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review of Cross-Sectional Studies

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