Volume 24, Issue 101, January - February, 2020

The effectiveness of a water sports program on the level of poly unsaturated fatty acids and the severity of the disease in children with Autism spectrum disorder

Mona Mostafa Abdou Sakoury¹, Mohammed Nader Shalaby^2♦, Ahmed Mohammed Elmaghraby³, Israa Mohamed Omar⁴, Mai Mostafa Abdelsadek Tahoun⁵

¹Assistant professor, Faculty of Applied Studies and Community Service, Imam Abd Al-Rahman Al-Faisal University
²Associate Professor of Biological Sciences and Sports Health Department, Faculty of Physical Education, Suez Canal University, Egypt Email: dr.m.nader@a-edu.suez.edu.eg
³Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Education, Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia / Assistant Professor, Department of Sports Training, Faculty of Physical Education, Mansoura University, Egypt
⁴Master degree, Department of Sports Health Sciences, Faculty of Physical Education for Women, Alexandria University
⁵Independent Researcher

^♦Corresponding author
Mohammed Nader Shalaby; Associate Professor of Biological Sciences and Sports Health Department, Faculty of Physical Education, Suez Canal University, Egypt Email: dr.m.nader@a-edu.suez.edu.eg / dr.m.nader@hotmail.com

ABSTRACT

The current research aims to identify the effectiveness of a recommended water sports program on the concentration levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids and the effectiveness of the program on the severity of autism. The researchers used the experimental approach on a sample of (5) children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Cars test (DSM-5) and lab tests were used for gathering data. Results indicated high levels of ploy-unsaturated fatty acids in blood samples of participants in addition to improvements on (relations with others – mimicry – emotional response – body use – objects use – activity level – verbal communication – non-verbal communication – visual response – auditory response – mental response) due to the positive effects of the recommended water sports program. The researchers recommended generalizing the application of the recommended program in addition to forming an integrated rehabilitation team to stay with autistic children including a doctor, a psychiatrist, a social worker, a sports specialist and an academic specialist.

Keywords: ASD - poly-unsaturated fatty acids - water sports.

Medical Science, 2020, 24(101), 143-164

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