Summary of selected articles.<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nAuthor(s) (year)<\/td> Sample<\/td> Intervention<\/td> Variables<\/td> Results<\/td><\/tr> Ayvazo & Ward (2010)<\/td> EG: n<\/em> = 2 (0 W)
8 years old<\/td>Hitting exercises + Peer mentoring
\u2022 13 weeks
(2 ses.\/wk. – 30 min\/ses.)
<\/td>Participation<\/td> +<\/td><\/tr> Bo et al. (2019)<\/td> EG: n<\/em> = 9 (0 W)
9.11 \u00b1 1.54 years old<\/td>Classroom Pivotal Response<\/em>
Teaching<\/em>
\u2022 2 weeks
(5 ses.\/wk. \u2013 3.5 h\/wk.)
<\/em><\/td>Social functioning
Locomotive skills<\/td>+
+<\/td><\/tr>Chiva-Bartoll et al. (2021)<\/td> EG: n<\/em> = 15 (4 W)
10.13 \u00b1 2.56 years old
CG: n<\/em> = 10 (1 W)
10.13 \u00b1 3.09 years old<\/td>Basic motor skills games, body expression and teamwork introduced through a service-learning programme.
\u2022 31 weeks
(2 ses.\/wk. – 60 min\/ses.)
<\/td>Motor skills
Social inclusion<\/td>+
+<\/td><\/tr>Heredia & Duran (2013)<\/td> EG: n<\/em> = 1 (0 W)
7 years old<\/td>Cooperative learning strategies (cooperative play and shared discovery)
\u2022 4 sessions
(no further information is provided)
<\/td>Participation<\/td> +<\/td><\/tr> Henderson et al.
(2016)<\/td>EG: n<\/em> = 37 (2 W)
5-12 years old<\/td>Locomotor skills and object manipulation exercises
\u2022 20 weeks
(2 ses.\/wk. – 40 min\/ses.)
<\/td>Locomotive Skills
<\/strong>Running
Horizontal jumps
Gallop
Lunge jumping
Leap
Movement
Manipulation and Control of Objects
Turns
Grip
Hand launch
Bouncing
Foot launch
Hitting<\/td>+
+
\u00d8
+
\u00d8
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
<\/td><\/tr>Rafiei Milajerdi et al. (2021) #<\/td> EG Spark: n<\/em> = 20 (1 W)
7.95 \u00b1 1.60 years old
EG Kinect: n<\/em> = 20 (1 W)
8.15 \u00b1 1.50 years old
CG: n<\/em> = 20 (1 W)
8.45 \u00b1 1.43 years old<\/td>SPARK Programme
(Sports, Play and Active Recreation for Kids)<\/em>
\u2022 8 weeks
(3 ses.\/wk. \u2013 35 min\/ses.)
Exergaming<\/em> (tennis game on Xbox Kinect)
\u2022 8 weeks
(3 ses.\/wk. \u2013 35 min\/ses.)
<\/td>Motor Skills
<\/strong>Aiming
Grip
Manual dexterity
Balance
Executive Functions
<\/strong>Correct answers
Conceptual answers
Persistent errors
Motor Skills
<\/strong>Aiming
Grip
Manual dexterity
Balance
Executive Functions
<\/strong>Correct answers
Conceptual answers
Persistent errors<\/td>+
+
\u00d8
\u00d8
\u00d8
\u00d8
\u00d8
–
–
\u00d8
\u00d8
\u00d8
\u00d8
\u00d8<\/td><\/tr>Sansi et al. (2021)<\/td> EG: n<\/em> = 13 (1 W)
8.69 \u00b1 0.86 years old
CG: n<\/em> = 9 (1 W)
8.26 \u00b1 0.78 years old
<\/td>IPA Programme
(Inclusive Physical Activities<\/em>)
\u2022 12 weeks
(2 ses.\/wk. \u2013 60 min\/ses.)
<\/td>Locomotive Skills
<\/strong>Running
Gallop
Jump
Leap
Horizontal jump
Movement
Ball Skills
<\/strong>Two-handed striking
One-handed striking
Dribbling
Catching
Kicking
Over-the-shoulder throw
Below-the-shoulder throw
Social and Communication Skills<\/td>+
+
\u00d8
+
\u00d8
\u00d8
+
\u00d8
\u00d8
\u00d8
+
\u00d8
\u00d8
+<\/td><\/tr>Stavrou et al. (2018)<\/td> EG: n<\/em> = 1 (0 W)
7 years old<\/td>Balance, self-awareness, visual-motor coordination and lateral movement activities; along with team games and spatial-temporal orientation.
\u2022 12 weeks
(3 ses.\/wk. \u2013 40-45 min\/ses.)
<\/td>Motor skills
<\/strong>Communication intention
Use of vocabulary
Communication with teacher
Forms of expression
Motor Skills
Stereotyped Behaviours<\/td>\u00d8
+
+
+
+
+<\/td><\/tr>Tse et al. (2018)<\/td> EG: n<\/em> = 30 (8 W)
10 years old<\/td>Ball-hitting drills (A) followed by storytelling<\/em> activity (B)
\u2022 No information on frequency and duration is provided<\/td>Repetitive hand flapping
(measured after A<\/em>)
Repetitive hand flapping
(measured after B<\/em>)
Body swaying (measured after A+B<\/em>)<\/td>+
\u00d8
\u00d8<\/td><\/tr>Tse (2020)<\/td> EG: n<\/em> = 15 (2 W)
10 \u00b1 1 years old
CG: n<\/em> = 12 (2 W)
9 \u00b1 1 years old<\/td>Running exercises
\u2022 12 weeks
(4 ses.\/wk. \u2013 30 min\/ses.)
<\/td>General behaviour and
emotional regulation<\/td>+<\/td><\/tr> Zhao & Chen (2018)<\/td> EG: n<\/em> = 21 (7 W)
6.14 \u00b1 0.96 years old
CG: n<\/em> = 20 (5 W)
6.1 \u00b1 0.98 years old<\/td>Group exercises on manipulation of objects (ball)
\u2022 12 weeks
(60 min\/ses.)<\/td>Social and communication skills<\/td> +<\/td><\/tr> EG = Experimental Group; CG = Control Group; W = women; + = improves; – = worsens; \u00f8 = no changes;
# = only the changes found in the interaction group X time are cited. <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n