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Relations between Physical Fitness and School-Day Physical Activity Behavior in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Tyler, Kiley J.

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Background. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by impairments in social-communicative deficits and restricted and repetitive behaviors, interests, or activities (APA, 2013). While current estimates suggest 1 in 68 children are diagnosed with ASD, more alarming statistics indicate 1 in 50 school-aged children live with the disorder (Blumberg, Bramlett, Kogan,...

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Dissertation

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Spectrum Disorder. Abstract approved: Megan MacDonald, PhD Background. Autism
Motor Skill Proficiency, Performance and Participation in Children with Physical Disabilities

Creator:

Ross, Samantha M.

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Background: Mastery of fundamental motor skills (FMS) in childhood is proposed to facilitate participation in physical activity (PA) opportunities, through context-specific application of FMS (Clarke & Metclafe, 2002; Stodden et al., 2008). Children with disabilities impacting motor skill development thus are at greater risk for low PA participation. Evidence indicates...

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Masters Thesis

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Children with Physical Disabilities Abstract approved: Megan MacDonald Background
Predicting School Readiness Using Motor Skill Proficiency of At-Risk Preschoolers

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Tepfer, Amanda Taek Soon

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Background: Early childhood is filled with incredible growth in all areas of development and offers a critical period for optimal learning (Lerner, 2002). During this critical period both motor skills (Bouffard, Watkinson, Thompson, Causgrove Dunn, & Romanow, 1996; Clark & Metcalfe, 2002; Lubans, Morgan, Cliff, Barnett, & Okely, 2010; Stodden...

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Dissertation

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank my doctorate advisor and mentor Dr. Megan MacDonald for the time and