Effects Of Sports Games On Social Interaction Ability Of Autistic Children

Studies have shown that autism has become a global health problem,surpassing the combined rates of HIV,diabetes,childhood cancer and leukemia.A person with autism not only brings great pressure to the society,but also the whole autistic family bears the double pressure of psychology and economy.Therefore,more and more attention has been paid to the rehabilitation of autism.Deficits in social interaction are one of the core symptoms of autism and a major factor in its diagnosis.As children grow older and face complex social situations,they become more self aware and begin to realize their social deficits and their willingness to interact with their peers,however,they lack the corresponding conditions,lack of social skills.If children with autism are not treated early enough,the defect can persist throughout their lives,and the earlier the intervention,the greater the chance of improvement.Sports game is a comprehensive means of sports,with fitness,entertainment,education,communication and other functions.Through the review of relevant literature at home and abroad,we found that there are many intervention methods for autistic children,and games were introduced early as a means of intervention for autistic children,but there is little literature that specifically uses sports games to intervene in the social interaction of autistic children.After consulting a lot of literature and contacting with autistic children,this study designed a sports game intervention program according to the basic characteristics of the children.Then,20 children with autism who met the criteria were randomly divided into two groups,10 in the experimental group and 10 in the Control Group,at an autism rehabilitation facility in Laoshan District,Qingdao,ten autistic children in the experimental group were given a sports play intervention for 3 months and 12 weeks,while ten autistic children in the control group were still given the traditional sports curriculum,before the experiment,20 children were tested with ABC scale,CARS scale and ATEC scale.After the experiment,20 children with autism were tested with three scales,in order to analyze the impact of sports games on autistic children’s social interaction ability.Results: The scale analysis showed that 10 autistic children in the experimental group had significant improvement in social interaction ability after 12-week sports game intervention,the social interaction ability of 10 autistic children in the traditional physical education course was no different from that before the intervention.After 12 weeks,the Test Group and Control Group were compared,it was found that there were significant differences in social interaction ability between the two groups of autistic children.It is concluded that sport game intervention can improve the development of autistic children’s social interaction ability.