Innovative Sport and Physical Activity Management for Motor Ability and Social Interaction Development in Children with Autism

Abstract

The Ministry of Education policy assigned to the Office of The Basic Education Commission on 2,700 Inclusive Schools pilot project to merge children with autism to study with normal children in the year 2007. Without preparing on social interaction in children with autism which a fundamental problem before attended by teachers or parents.

The purposes of this mixed research were: 1) to create innovative sport and physical activity to develop motor ability for children with autism. 2) to study the effects of management innovation in motor ability and social interaction of children with autism and compare innovation with sample individually. 3) to study how to manage innovation, sport and physical activity development of motor ability and social interaction of children with autism. The significance of this research is the motor ability to develop the brain activities and coordination of hand and eye that affects social interaction, which is an important part of social awareness for children with autism. Innovative sports and physical activity can help develop children with autism Parents and Inclusive School teachers may and set up innovative social enterprises in the future to tutor special students with differentiating talents. The sample group was 5 autistic students in the second semester, academic year 2013, Ban Nong-bau Inclusive school pilot project, Udon Thani. The purposive sampling method was applied for the sample group.

Methodology: the instruments used in the study were 1) five innovative sports and physical activities for motor ability and social interaction. 2) the motor ability and social interaction achievement test, Time-Series Research Design, percentage, mean, and econometrics were the parameters used for statistical analysis. 3) depth interviews, SWOT Analysis, SFAS and experts roundtable participations were used for management process.

The findings of the research revealed that: 1) a quantitative, five innovations of sport and physical activity developed motor ability and social interaction to higher feathers statistically significant at the .01 level. 2) a qualitative, management plan where administrators, teachers, parents and researchers succeeded and worked in a

collaborative way. The roundtable participants of experts have commented in the same direction every step of the planning and research.

Conclusion: Innovations of this research can be a social enterprise for Inclusive School activities and combined with parents. They can improve motor ability in children with autism without waiting for the results to predict autism symptoms by medical process.