Can Internal Attentional Focus Be Used to Facilitate Motor Learning in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder?

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AuthorMohammad Hossein Zamanien
AuthorAyoub Hashemien
AuthorMansour Hilavien
OrcidAyoub Hashemi [0009-0001-6053-5969]en
Issued Date2025-05-31en
AbstractBackground: Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have difficult experiences in body precise movements and have difficulty performing common basic movements. Objectives: This study aimed to examine the comparative of attentional focus on motor learning in children with autism disorder. Methods: This study employed a quasi-experimental pre-test-post-test design with a retention test. The statistical population consisted of all ten-year-old male students with ASD in Shiraz. Using a convenience sampling technique, 30 autistic students were selected and evenly divided into three groups (n = 10 per group): Control, external focus, and internal focus. Results: The results showed that all 3 groups showed significant improvement in performance during the training blocks in the acquisition phase (P < 0.05), but there was no significant difference between the groups. In the retention test, the internal focus group showed the best performance (P ≤ 0.05), but no difference was found between the external focus and control groups (P > 0.05). Conclusions: Thus, it can be said that children with autism learn better when they exercise and get internal focus instructions. To ascertain the causes causing this conclusion, more research is necessary.en
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.5812/jmcl-163359en
URIhttps://brieflands.com/journals/jmcl/articles/163359en
KeywordInternal Focusen
KeywordExternal Focusen
KeywordMotor Learningen
KeywordAutistic Childrenen
KeywordFundamental Motor Skillen
PublisherBrieflandsen
TitleCan Internal Attentional Focus Be Used to Facilitate Motor Learning in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder?en
TypeResearch Articleen

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