Physical activity in young people with learning difficulties

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Published: Oct 22, 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17060/ijodaep.2017.n1.v2.960
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academic performance cognitive performance physical exercise program

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Sara Suáerz-Manzano
Universidad de Jaén

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The majority of children and adolescents diagnosed as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) show learning difficulties. The results obtained by several studies show the positive effect of Physical Activity (PA) in these students. In this paper we intend to know the immediate effect of PA on academic (AP) and cognitive (CP) performance. We used four databases (PubMed, SportDiscus, Web of Science and SCOPUS), limited study dates to January 2010 – September 2016. Combinations of the terms “physical fitness”, “attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder” , “Autism spectrum disorder” and “adolescent” “children”. From a total of 260 articles, 13 were selected, all of high quality. In all of them, the participants were schoolchildren (6-18 years old) diagnosed with ADHD or ASD. The works measured AP and / or CP variables before and after intervening with a PA program. The sessions used in each study are very diverse, but all used the aerobic PA and at moderate / moderate-vigorous intensity. At the end of the PA program, improvements were observed in the variables of work memory, planning, inhibition and processing speed, compared to the control group and to the pre-intervention measurements. Therefore, we conclude that ADHD and ASD students with learning disabilities who practice PA consistently improve their AP and CP levels.

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Suáerz-Manzano, S. (2017). Physical activity in young people with learning difficulties. International Journal of Developmental and Educational Psychology. Revista INFAD De Psicología., 2(1), 469–476. https://doi.org/10.17060/ijodaep.2017.n1.v2.960
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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2017): MONOGRAPH NO. 1. PSYCHOLOGY TODAY: CHALLENGES, ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERSPECTIVES OF THE FUTURE. ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY.
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Sara Suáerz-Manzano, Universidad de Jaén

Departamento de Didáctica de la Expresión Musical, Plástica y Corporal. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación (Edificio D-2). Universidad de Jaén.

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