THE EFFECT OF SWIMMING WITH NINE SQUARES TRAINING ON AUTISTIC CHILDREN’S REACTION TIME
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This research aimed to study the effects of swimming with 9-square training on the reaction time of autistic children. The target group was obtained by purposeful sampling, i.e., 3 qualified male autistic children and 1 qualified female autistic child according to the diagnosis from the physician, with parental consent. They were studying at private schools in Hat Yai District, Songkhla Province; classified as the moderately autistic group; age between 7-10 years. A program of swim training combined with 9-square training were tried out in the research. The test was conducted twice, i.e., before training and after training in Week 8. The statistic used was Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test.
The findings indicated that swimming with 9-square training could reduce the reaction time of hands and feet in the experimental group, with the significance of .05. Before training, the mean of the reaction time of hands in the experimental group = 5.37; S.D. = 1.29. After training in Week 8, 3 days a week in the evening from 5.00 - 6.00 pm. on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, the mean in the experimental group = 3.43; S.D. = 0.78. The maximum reaction time before training = 7.00 the minimum = 3.98. The maximum reaction time after training = 4.26 the minimum = 2.72. The mean of the reaction time of feet in the experimental group = 6.27 S.D. = 1.82. After training in Week 8, the mean in the experimental group = 3.78 S.D. = 0.77. The maximum reaction time before training = 8.62 the minimum = 4.42. The maximum reaction time after training = 4.46 the minimum = 2.86.
Keywords: Autistic, Swimming, Nine Square, Reaction Time
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