Mengxian Zhao1, Yonghao You2, Jinming Li3, Sean Healy4, Alyx Taylor5, Zhihao Zhang3, Linlin Li6, Liye Zou7,*
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.24, No.4, pp. 475-489, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2022.021361
Abstract Therapeutic horseback riding (THR) as an animal-assisted intervention is one of the innovative approaches emerging in the treatment for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The current study was designed to investigate the effects of a 12-week, twice a week THR program on motor skills in sixty-eight children with ASD aged
5–10 years old. All participants selected met the DSM-V criteria for ASD, and a total of fifty-three participants
completed the study. A randomized controlled trial design was utilized for the study. Data was collected via a
pre-THR test, interim-THR test, and post-THR test to investigate the possible changes in… More >
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