TY - JOUR
T1 - Leisure Activity Enjoyment of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
AU - Eversole, Megan
AU - Collins, Diane M.
AU - Karmarkar, Amol
AU - Colton, Lisa
AU - Quinn, Jill Phillips
AU - Karsbaek, Rita
AU - Johnson, Jessica Reinken
AU - Callier, Nicolle Patricia
AU - Hilton, Claudia L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
PY - 2016/1/1
Y1 - 2016/1/1
N2 - Enjoyment is a fundamental component of activity participation. This study compared leisure activity enjoyment experienced by typically developing children (TD; n = 64) and those with autism spectrum disorders (ASD; n = 67) from age 6 to 13. The TD children enjoyed formal and physical activities significantly more than the children with ASD. Symptom severity was negatively related to enjoyment of overall, formal, physical and social activities. Older children with ASD enjoyed overall, informal, recreational, and self-improvement activities significantly less than younger children, but no differences were seen across TD age groups. Children with ASD enjoyed swimming significantly more than TD children. Understanding patterns of activity enjoyment is useful for being better able to address a child’s motivation to participate in various life activities.
AB - Enjoyment is a fundamental component of activity participation. This study compared leisure activity enjoyment experienced by typically developing children (TD; n = 64) and those with autism spectrum disorders (ASD; n = 67) from age 6 to 13. The TD children enjoyed formal and physical activities significantly more than the children with ASD. Symptom severity was negatively related to enjoyment of overall, formal, physical and social activities. Older children with ASD enjoyed overall, informal, recreational, and self-improvement activities significantly less than younger children, but no differences were seen across TD age groups. Children with ASD enjoyed swimming significantly more than TD children. Understanding patterns of activity enjoyment is useful for being better able to address a child’s motivation to participate in various life activities.
KW - Activity enjoyment
KW - Autism spectrum disorders
KW - Motivation
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U2 - 10.1007/s10803-015-2529-z
DO - 10.1007/s10803-015-2529-z
M3 - Article
C2 - 26210514
AN - SCOPUS:84953836562
SN - 0162-3257
VL - 46
SP - 10
EP - 20
JO - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
JF - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
IS - 1
ER -